Maqbool-ur-Rahman advocate had recently gone to the Sindh High Court seeking protection after his life was threatened. His apprehensions proved correct when men sprayed his double cabin pickup with bullets.
The assailants were riding on motorcycles and were waiting for their target near Islamia College. As the vehicle slowed down due to cats eyes on the road, they started firing at it. Rahman, 49, died on the spot while his driver Yousuf was injured. They were taken to Jinnah hospital.
Rahman was holding brief in a number of cases of people belonging to defunct sectarian organisations and was also actively pursuing cases of persons who went missing after their alleged arrest by the law-enforcement agencies.
His petition for protection was adjourned only a few days back. He had sought security in view of the threats to his life from unidentified persons. The hearing was adjourned for want of time and a shortage of judges at the high court.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 12th, 2012.
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