[Dawn] In yet another incident of target killing, also sectarian in nature, the son of the Ahl-e-Sunnat Chief, Maulana Ghafoor has been shot dead in Nazimabad, Karachi on Thursday, police officials said. Maulana Ghafoor himself is also said to be in critical condition. Maulana Ghafoor was on his way to the court in the morning when two pillion riders approached his car and opened indiscriminate fire on him, reports DawnNews. Maulana was near the A.O. Clinic in Nazimabad when his car came under attack.
Maulana Ghafoor's son was killed in the incident, while Maulana himself is in critical condition at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Maulana Ghafoor has been affiliated with the banned sectarian organization Sipah-e-Sahaba.