MQM-P man shot dead in front of wife

KARACHI:

Muhammad Rehan, a 35-year-old activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), was fatally shot in front of his wife at his in-laws' residence in Shah Faisal Colony on Sunday.

Rehan, a father of two, had come to visit his wife's aunt. The motive behind the fatal gun attack, whether related to robbery or another cause, remains unknown.

Preliminary reports suggest that Rehan, a joint in-charge of UC-3 in MQM-P Surjani Town Sector, was outside his wife's aunt's house when two assailants on a motorcycle approached.

Reacting quickly, Rehan pushed his wife indoors, only to be met with gunfire moments later, leaving him critically wounded on the road.

As news of the incident broke, Sheikh Abdullah, a newly elected member of the Sindh Assembly from MQM, arrived at Jinnah Hospital. He described Rehan as a responsible worker of MQM-Pakistan. The grieving wife said that the attackers, without any apparent motive, opened fire on Rehan, leaving him critically injured.

Sheikh Abdullah added that another shooting incident had occurred in Surjani Town, targeting an estate agency. The injured in that incident happens to be the father of a prominent MQM-P member.

Police are investigating the incident, exploring all possible angles, including robbery resistance.

Surveillance footage from CCTV cameras along the escape routes is currently being examined by investigators to identify the culprits.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 19^th 2024.