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| SSP district leader dies in target killing |
| 2008-11-02 |
| District central leader and a senior worker Ghulam Mohammad Sunni of the banned religious organization Sippah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was targeted and killed by unidentified armed men. The incident took place when Sunni, 33, was coming out of the Siddiq-e-Akbar Masjid, after offering Esha prayers, situated at Nagan Chowrangi within the jurisdiction of Sir Syed Police Station. Two armed men on a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire on him, said New Karachi Town SP Dr Farooq Ahmed. A TT pistol was used in the target killing, revealed DSP Javed Aslam, he added that Sunni received at least six bullet wounds. Following the incident, riots broke out in Nagan Chowrangi and its surrounding areas. The daily life of the area was suspended when unidentified men resorted to aerial firing, they burnt tires and pelted passing vehicles with stones. Heavy contingents of law enforcers arrived on the scene and were unsuccessful in trying to gain control of the situation. No FIR was registered till this report was filed. SP Ahmed said that the situation was taken under control. Sunni lived in the Fatima Jinnah Colony at Nagan Chowrangi, he had his own business and was a father of four children. His body was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, tension broke out in the areas around the hospital as shop shutters were closed and routine life was suspended. Moulana Ghaffor Nadim of the SSP, while talking to Daily Times, condemned the incident and said that Sunni was the district central leader and was a senior worker of SSP. Stating that the government knows who the killer is, Nadim demanded the arrest of the culprits. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I don't think we're killing them, but I give a big Hooah to whoever is. Reaping their rewards, Khalifa? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-11-02 14:49 |
| #2 Give the man a reload. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-11-02 14:49 |
| #1 Stop killing the leaders of S.S.P |
| Posted by: Khalifa 2008-11-02 14:33 |