Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen leader, driver shot dead in Karachi
MWM announces 3-days of mourning, appealed to the public to remain calm.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - A Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) leader along with his driver were killed in a firing incident near Karachi University on Tuesday.
According to reports, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a car near the university, killing two persons on the spot.
The victims were identified as Allama Deedar Jalbani, deputy secretary of the MWM and his security guard.
The MWM leader and his guard were shot multiple times and died on the spot. Their bodies were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for autopsy and later were shifted to Ancholi Society.
Following the incident, various parts of the city – particularly Shia-dominated neighbourhoods – such as Ancholi Society, Rizvia Society, Ayub Goth, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Jaffer Tayar Society in Malir, M.A. Jinnah Road and Abbas Town saw commercial activities come to a halt as unidentified armed men resorted to indiscriminate firing in reaction to the killings.
In response to the attack, MWM announced three days of mourning. They also appealed to the public to remain calm and demanded that the government and law enforcement agencies arrest the culprits.
