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| Man shot dead, three injured as religious groups fight over 'possession' of mosque in Karachi |
| 2019-01-06 |
| [DAWN] A man was rubbed out while three others received injuries during a violent clash between two religious groups on Saturday night over the possession of a mosque in Mehmoodabad area of Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , falling in the jurisdiction of Baloch Colony cop shoppe. Police said that the mosque was given under the administrative control of one sect when members of a 'perceived' rival sect attacked it. DIG East Amir Farooqi told Dawn that the mosque was handed over to a Deobandi group under court orders. "The transition occurred smoothly in the day but at night, at around 11 pm, around 150-200 men from Sunni Tehrik ...formed in Karachi in 1992 under by Muhammad Saleem Qadri. It quickly fell to trading fisticuffs and assassinations with the MQM and the Sipah-e-Sahaba, with at least a half dozen of its major leaders rubbed out. Sunni Tehreek arose to become the primary opposition to the Deobandi Binori Mosque, headed by Nizamuddin Shamzai, who was eventually bumped off by person or persons unknown. ST's current leadership has heavily criticized the Deobandi Jihadi leaders, accusing them of being sponsored by Indian Intelligence agencies as well as involvement in terrorist activities... and Tehrik-e-Labbaik Pakistain (TLP) attacked the men present inside the mosque," said the senior officer. Both sides resorted to fist fights and attacked each other with sticks, he said adding that "some attackers were armed as well". At least four persons sustained bullet wounds in the clash and were shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) where doctors pronounced one Kashif Hussain, 35, as dead on arrival, officials said. The injured persons, who were admitted for treatment, have been identified as Yamin, 30; Adeel Afzal, 30; and Raja Hafeez, 44; got admitted for treatment, said JPMC Director Dr Seemin Jamali. Meanwhile, ...back at the barn, Bossy's udder had begun to ache... the contingents of police rushed to the area, where the incident had happened, to prevent the situation from deteriorating further. "The situation is under control at the moment, " DIG Farooqi said. IG Sindh Dr Syed Kaleem Imam was quick to take notice of "injuries to six persons during the clash" and sought a report from the East SSP. |
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