DIG Farooqi talking to Mufti Usmani after the attack here on Friday. (ENN)
KARACHI (ENN) Renowned religious scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani survived an assassination attempt here on Friday as gunmen opened fire on two vehicleskilling two near Karachi’s NIPA Chowrangi area.
Mufti Taqi Usmani’s two guards, one a Sindh police official and the other belonging to a private company, were killed in the targeted attack. The vehicles, which belonged to Darul Uloom Korangi, were travelling together and were fired at by assailants on motorcycles.
Mufti Taqi Usmani after the attack told that he was traveling with his wife and two grandsons as motorcyclists fired from the back at the vehicle and then went forward and fired but we all remained unhurt.
According to police first, Moulana Taqi Usmani’s car was fired on in which his guard, a Sindh police official, and driver were shot. The driver took the car straight to Liaquat National Hospital. The second car crashed at NIPA Chowrangi in which Sanobar Khan was martyred and the driver Amir Shahab was injured, told police.
Jinnah Hospital spokesperson Dr Seemi Jamali said, “Security guard Sanober Khan was brought to the hospital dead. The second Amir Shahab is critically wounded and is on ventilator.”
IG Sindh Kaleem Imam said, “Investigations are underway. A Sindh police officer embraced martyrdom in protecting Moulana Sb.” The police officer who was guarding Mufti Usmani has been identified as Muhammad Farooq.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah took notice of the incident and sought a report from Additional IG Karachi. The Sindh chief minister asked the additional IG to specify whether it is an incident of targeted killing or not.