The incident took place in Defence phase-II area where armed miscreants waylaid a woman and opened fire on her. Another lady accompanying her was also injured in the firing.
The deceased woman is identified as Sabeen Mahmud. She was a director of The Second Floor (T2F).
According to SSP South, Ms Mahmud had been receiving death threats .Police said she was returning from a seminar when assailants attacked her.
What is T2F?
According to T2F website (www.t2f.biz), T2F (formerly The Second Floor) is the first project of PeaceNiche. A community space for open dialogue, T2F provides citizens with a platform for social change through rich cultural activities, public discourse, and advocacy using progressive ideas and the new media.
She was in her late 30s and studied from Karachi Grammar School.
While another woman injured in the firing is said to be victim’s mother. She was moved to National Medical Centre for treatment. Police have begun further investigation. Inquiry ordered Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has ordered provincial police to arrest killers of Sabeen Mahmud at the earliest. Condolences pour in
An activist without weapon bt a dreamer is shot & silenced, msg to alternative voices – Proud of you #RIPSabeen #T2f pic.twitter.com/9P4AHfE9Ve
— saif samejo (@saifsamejo) April 24, 2015
@UmarCheema1 Asma jangir se kahain k military court se phansi ki saza pany waly k liye stay leti rahy to yahi hoga — Ifhamjadoon Khan (@ifhamjadoon) April 24, 2015
#SabeenMahmud Such a shocking news that she has been shot dead RIP Aameen pic.twitter.com/Dz3WChlUYh — Wasay Jalil (@WasayJalil) April 24, 2015
Brave @sabeen built @thesecondfloor brick by brick as Karachi’s leading space for arts, debates&culture.Even little dissent not permissible! — Raza Rumi (@Razarumi) April 24, 2015
