Spiritual scholar shot useless in ‘focused assault’ in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar – Pakistan
A spiritual scholar was shot useless in a suspected focused assault in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar locality on Tuesday morning, in accordance with the police.
Gulistan-i-Jauhar police mentioned that Mufti Abdul Qayum, 45, related to the Sunni Ulema Council was gunned down by unidentified males driving pillion on a motorbike within the locality’s Block-9.
The incident occurred at 7am after which the physique was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre to fulfil authorized formalities.
East-SSP, Zubair Nazeer Shaikh mentioned that it gave the impression to be a focused killing incident.
He mentioned the scholar, Mufti Qayum, was on foot when pillion riders fired a single bullet at his head from shut vary and fled. The sufferer was related to outstanding spiritual scholar Mufti Munibur Rehman, mentioned the SSP.
In the meantime, Mufti Munib in an announcement mentioned that Allama Sufi Abdul Qayum was a outstanding Ahle Sunnat spiritual scholar. The sufferer was Khateeb and head of the Jamia Masjid Muhammadia Noorania and Islamic Centre in Architect Society, Gulistan-i-Jauhar respectively.
He was additionally the Head of Ladies Islamic Mission College in Gulshan-i-Iqbal and a former trainer of Jamia Anwarul Quran within the Gulshan-i-Iqbal seminary. He was going dwelling after providing his Fajr prayers within the mosque when he was shot within the head as he embraced martyrdom.
Munib shares possible motive
According to Mufti Munib’s statement, the APP Society in Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Block-8 had given land in writing to Saylani Welfare International Trust to construct a mosque there. The statement said the trust had constructed the mosque and appointed their imam/khateeb owing to which, certain people started a drive to “take control” of the mosque.
According to the statement, he alleged that “it is being said” that a Qabza group (landgrabbers) linked to a mosque in APP Society was involved in the murder, but “God knows better”.
“Allama Sufi Abdul Qayum was a gentleman, soft-spoken and muttaqi (pious) person,” Mufti Munib added.
“We demand the chief minister of Sindh, provincial home minister, IG police and additional IG police Karachi to arrest the murderers and bring them to justice,” he added.
A police officer, who wished not to be named, when asked about a probable motive said that they would not jump to conclusions about its link to the mosque issue. The officer said the killers appeared to be “professional” who just fired a single shot at the victim’s head. He said it was definitely a targeted killing incident but its exact nature would be ascertained after a proper probe.
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