KARACHI: Renowned religious scholar Maulana Adil and his driver were gunned down by unidentified armed men in Karachi on Saturday, ARY News reported.
According to the details, Jamia Farooqia’s Maulana Adil was on his way when unidentified armed men, riding on a motorcycle, opened fire on his vehicle in Shah Faisal Colony.
Resultantly, Maulana Adil and his driver suffered multiple bullet injuries and were rushed to the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center where doctors pronounced them dead on arrival. Hospital sources said that two bullets hit Maulana Adil, including one to the neck which proved fatal.
Meanwhile, heavy contingents of police and Rangers arrived at the crime scene and launched investigations into the incident. Korangi SSP Faisal Chachar said that they found empty bullet shells from the scene and sent it for a forensics test.
Maulana Adil was the son of eminent religious scholar Saleemullah Khan and was the head of Jamia Farooqia, a renowned university of Islamic learnings and related disciplines in Karachi.
Sindh CM takes notice
Taking notice of the incident, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah directed to apprehend the suspects involved in the assassination of the religious scholar immediately. He maintained that the miscreants wanted to create a law and order situation in the metropolis. The chief minister vowed to bring the assassinators to justice.
Sindh Inspector General (IG) Mushtaq Ahmed Maher also sought a report from the SSP Korangi about the incident and directed to arrest the assassins at the earliest.
Sindh IG presents preliminary report
Later, Mushtaq Ahmed Maher presented a preliminary report to Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah into the killing of renowned religious scholar Maulana Adil.
According to CM Shah’s spokesperson, the report stated that Maulana Adil’s vehicle had stopped near shopping in Shah Faisal Colony to purchase sweets, and a companion had gone inside to purchase some sweets when two unknown suspects fired shots at him.
The preliminary report further states that five shots had been fired. Talking to media, Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon said that three men were on a motorcycle and the incident occurred around 7 pm.
“We are gathering statements from eye-witnesses,” he said and clarified that Maulana Adil did not receive any threats from anyone.
PM Imran condemns killing of Maulana Adil
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday strongly condemned the killing of Maulana Adil of Jamia Farooqia in Karachi, ARY News reported.
Taking to Twitter, PM Imran said, “My govt has known and I have repeatedly stated this on TV, since last 3 months India’s attempts to target kill Aalims from Sunni & Shia sects to create sectarian conflict across the country.”
