In the same incident, one of the kidnappers was killed by the doctor's gunmen. PHOTO: FILE
PESHAWAR: A Shia doctor was seriously injured and his gunman was killed when terrorists in police uniform tried to kidnap him near Syed Anwar Medical Plaza, Dabgari Gardens in the jurisdiction of East Cantonment police station late Tuesday night.
Dr Shakir Hussain is an assistant professor at the Lady Reading Hospital. In the same incident, one of the kidnappers was killed by the doctor’s gunmen.
SHO East Cantt Muhammad Wali told The Express Tribune that Dr Shakir Hussain left his clinic in Dabgari Gardens along with two gunmen and brother Dr Altaf Hussain in a motorcar. They were intercepted by the terrorists in police uniform who tried to disarm them and kidnap them near Syed Anwar Medical Plaza.
“One terrorist has been gunned down by the guards of Dr Shakir Hussain while terrorists were able to kill Kamal Hussain, a guard accompanying the doctors. The terrorists also seriously injured Dr Altaf Hussain, a brother of the Shakir Hussain,” he explained.
He said that initially the attackers were mistaken as policemen as Dr Shakir Hussain and his guards were also heavily armed but latter the deceased man was identified as Rizwan, an Afghan refugee who was in police uniform.
Police officials said that the attackers were sectarian terrorists and they were investigating the matter.
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why isnt it mentioned when a SUNNI is killed?
@ali I would like to see the day when you would be able to do spelling of the iran's leader right.
@Syed:
Sorry to hear about the loss of your relative.
@ali:
There's really little room to explain and reason with someone on facts when they're steeped in anti-Shia bigotry and Sunni extremist sentiment, which is delusional and detached from reality.
@Syed wrote ... @ali, you must be al qaida sympathizer the problem with Shia is they are killing in tens of thousands (for instance, in Syria) but still want to be called victims for some reason, and God forbid if someone try to criticize them, will become a terrorist rightaway. This attitude is one that is exported by the Khamenei regime in Iran, unfortunately, iranians hate the shia mullas on top in iran
We should consider "human beings" first whether sunni or shia or any sect... and there is no law to kill human beings without any justification (and to live shia muslim is not a sin). May ALLAH guide us the right path.
I barely believe that PTI's government would take any action against the culprits. IK is a sympathizer of TTP, who are also Takfiri Wahabis. Very litlle hope for Shias in KPK. :(
I've left PTI because they've supported Aurangzeb Farooqui in PS 128 and now they have given free hand to ant-shiite elements in KPK.
Now where is PRO-TALIBAN PTI ? Where is Imran Khan ?
So, Mr. Imran Khan has given free hands to terrorists!
@ali, you must be al qaida sympathizer. sunnis are not getting killed by shias for their beliefs. yet shias are daily getting killed for their beliefs. i really wish iran could so something about it but i don't think they are interested.
Terrorist in Police Uniform. Yes, Police uniform is all u need to terrorize ppl
it was PTI= Pakistan Taliban Institute students who were on practice kidnap.
why are sunnis not identified when they are the victims and shia are not called shia terrorists, how much money is ET getting from Iran?
A Doctor needs an armed guard?
Truly, Why such incidents are only for shia scholars, politicians, doctors etc?... How we're cutting these serious/knowledgeable persons with our hands.. In the end, Pakistan is in loss, because such people build themselves in years and one shot/incident, game end!
@Syed: is their anyone whose safe in pak??.... u r ur own worst enemy not the intruding indian air force jets......
What a laughable headline !!!!
what is tragic is that a doctor needs armed guards to protect himself in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Let see what does PTI goverment do?will they condem it?will they take any action.
Shias are really not safe in Pakistan. Pakistan only belongs to the Sunnis. Sunnis don't get killed in Pakistan for their faith. Just yesterday one of our relatives got killed in Karachi. I really don't see another country like Pakistan, sorry to say.
An Afghan refugee? Afghan refugees in Pakistan have been heavily recruited in Pakistan by the Afghan intelligence agency. This is another evidence of how and why most attacks against Pakistani Shias are happening in regions close to Afghan border. Pakistani authorities must raise this strongly with the Afghan and American officials. Stop killing our citizens!
Sectarian terrorists -- i like the name.
BTW I really appreciate ET for identifying the sect i.e Shia Muslim, the truth shall prevail.