Sunni Ulema Council leader Masood Usmani killed in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Sunni Ulema Council (SUC) leader Maulana Masood ur Rehman Usmani was shot dead by unknown assailants in Islamabad on Friday evening, ARY News reported.

According to police, unknown armed men opened fire on the vehicle of Deputy General Secretary Sunni Ulema Council Masood Usmani.

He was rushed to hospital where doctors pronounced him dead, police say.

Soon after the incident, police personnel reached the crime scene and cordoned off the area.

“An investigation has been launched to arrest the suspects,” said police.

They further said that the suspects were being traced with the help of CCTV cameras, adding that one person was also injured in the firing incident.