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| India-Pakistan |
| One killed in suspected sectarian attack |
| 2016-11-06 |
| [DAWN] A man was rubbed out while his relative injured critically in a suspected sectarian attack in the Sachal area of Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... on late Saturday night, police officials said. "Deceased man identified as Syed Kamran Abbas, 35, and injured as Anwar Ali Kazmi, 50, were returning home after attending a Majlis in New Rizvia Society in a car when armed pillion riders attacked them on main University Road," said police officials. The victims were transported to the nearby Dow University Hospital where doctors pronounced Abbas as dead on arrival. Gulshan SP Dr. Fahad Ahmed said the, "Victims belonged to the Shia community and the incident might be linked with sectarianism," said Gulshan Superintendent of Police Dr. Fahad Ahmed. Majlis Wahdat-e-Moslemeen spokesperson Allama Raja Nasir while condemning the incident said, "On one hand, the mourners were being targeted while on the other hand Shia community members were being detained". "When would the army chief take notice of killings of the mourners in the city?" added the statement released by MWM. In a separate incident, 19-year old, Israr Ahmed was rubbed out in Muscat Colony of Orangi Town, said the police spokesperson. |
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