Police said that at least two armed men entered his house in Block-B of Wahid Colony and escaped after shooting him.
He suffered a head wound and died at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
According to SHO Malik Ayub, Zafar was the father of three from Rahim Yar Khan and taught at the Ashraful Madaris in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. He belonged to the Deobandi school of thought and was a senior activist of the ASWJ, formerly known as the banned religious outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba. He is believed to have been the group’s unit incharge for Wahid Colony and was apparently killed on sectarian grounds.
ASWJ spokesperson Maulana Taj Hanfi condemned the incident and threatened to protest unless the government catches the people targeting ASWJ men. A case has been filed but no arrests had been made till this story was filed.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 23rd, 2011.
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@Abdullah:
What is your point? Aren't ASWJ the ones who burned Gojra Christians? So what are you crying about? Do you cry for Narinder Modi too?
Now where are the so called leaders of justice ? Where is the newly crowned president of the Karachi chapter of PPP ? Why is he silent now ?