 KARACHI: Maulana Abdul Karim Naqashbandi, a candidate for union council nazim in the local elections and a central leader of the Sunni Tehreek (ST), was shot dead and his friend and a passerby injured in Moosa Lane, Baghdadi, on Saturday.
| Gee. I'm sorry to hear that. What happened? |
Naqashbandi, 35, was a candidate for nazim in UC 2 of Lyari Town from the Insan Dost panel supported by the Sunni Tehreek. He was on a motorcycle with Maulana Riaz when unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire at them on Haji Ismail Road. Naqashbandi was shot multiple times and died at the scene. Riaz and a pedestrian were shot and injured. The area was tense after the incident and shops and markets were closed. No violence was reported in the area.
| Other than the murder, of course... |
The police and Rangers are patrolling the area to maintain law and order. |