[Pak Daily Times] KARACHI: Three people belonging to Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ), who were bumped off in a targeted attack were laid to rest amid tears and sobs on Saturday. As per reports, the incident took place on Friday night near Maskan Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, when victims, two brothers, Kashif and Talib along with their cousin, Saeed were sitting outside their roadside sweetshop. The victims were targeted in a drive by shooting by unidentified armed assailants.
Deceased and injured were taken to nearby Patel Hospital in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, said SHO Irfan Ahmed.
Both brothers lived near the Maskan Chowrangi where they used to run their sweetshop. Their cousin had arrived from Multan and was residing with them. Police have also collected around one dozen empty shells of 9mm pistol from the scene of the crime and sent them to Forensic Division of Sindh police.
The funeral prayers of the victims were offered on Saturday after Zohr prayer at the Siddiq-e-Akbar Masjid in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and later they were buried at Shah Mohammad graveyard. The funeral prayer of the victims was attend by a large number of the relatives and party workers.
The participants of the funeral prayers also staged a protest against the incident and demanded law enforcers to arrest the culprits. "One by one our people are being killed in the city on daily basis and no one is here to stop them," said ASWJ spokesperson. "Law enforcement agencies are not sincere. They are only playing with us by giving statements or informing us about involvement of the 'third force' behind the conspiracy. Why they do not arrest them when they knew who is behind these killings."
The spokesperson said that his party itself was inquiring into the incident. He added that they are inquiring the case from two separate angles. "This could be a reaction as we asked the authorities concerned to close the bookstall comprising sectarian hate literature organised by Shia community at the expo centre on Friday," he said. "Or it could be a part of the ongoing sectarian based murders in the city." The spokesperson further said that a meeting of the ASWJ leaders is being held in Lahore where all the central leaders are busy discussing a future strategy, but it is clear that a countrywide conspiracy is being hatched against his organization.
On the other hand, no case was registered till the filing of this report, and as per the police officials, they were waiting for the complainant to register the case.