A boy pulls an iron barrier during a protest against the killings by unidentified gunmen in Karachi December 25, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS
Protesters pelted stones and burnt tyres and vehicles in various areas including Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Nagan Chowrangi, Waterpump, Lasbela, Patel Para and Korangi Expressway.
ASWJ leader Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqui was attacked by unidentified gunmen earlier during the day outside a madrassah in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. The attack left six others dead, including four police officials.
Maulana Farooqui was hit in the leg by a bullet and needed hospital treatment but his injuries were not life-threatening, police said.
ASWJ claimed that he had been targeted by a rival minority Shia group.
"At least four policemen, a guard and a driver were killed in firing by unknown gunmen," senior police official Shahid Hayat told AFP.
Karachi police chief Iqbal Mehmood confirmed the attack and casualties and said that initial investigations showed that the gunmen were on a motorcycle, and the policemen who were killed had been escorting Farooqui.
According to ASWJ spokesperson Akbar Saeed Farooqui, the injured leader was now out of danger after being treated at the Liaquat National hospital.
Following the incident, the party had urged workers and supporters to remain calm and not stage violent protests.
Strike announced
ASWJ called for a strike in Karachi on Wednesday and announced it will be holding protests across Sindh, Express News reported.
Party leader Dr Maulana Fayyaz, speaking to a press conference at a private hospital, appealed to transporters and businessmen to keep their businesses closed tomorrow.
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9 Shias including two brothers from Karachi have died in these target killings against Shias from Decrmber 22 to December 25. When the State cannot protect its citizens people walk around in fear and sheer terror. Violence is a natural outcome in a society where you kill or be killed. The law of the jungle appears to be the only law in Pakistan. Sit back relax and watch the show until there is nothing left. SHAME!
aswj is another name of sipah Sahaba. They cause so much terrorism. They go against the teachings of Islam
what will happen by closing down peoples transport and bussiness, NOTHING, All this is a joke. ASWJ leaders should know better than this. people dont care abt these incidents. Let the muslims live in peace and harmony. JazakAllah
To me it seems like differences between Malik Ishaq and Ahmed Ludhianvi . http://tribune.com.pk/story/438715/road-to-peace-ishaq-made-vice-president-of-banned-aswj/. It easy to blame others .
@Jibran:
ASWJ is not khawarij. you must be accurate and deep in knowledge. Khawaraj are those who hate and reject Ali bin Abi talib, Usman bin Affan, Muavia Bin abi Sufyan and Amr bin Aaa and declare the big sinners as non-muslim. they live in Oman and Sultab Qaboos bin Saeed the ruler of OMan is also khawarij and belong to the Ibadi sect of Khawarij. Some khawarij are also in Northern Africa and there do not exist rest of the world. there is no khariji in the Indian subcontinent.
Sunni are those who consider and describe the first four caliphs as the righteous and legitimate successor of Muhammad the messenger PBHU..
Compare this gangsterly violence with the recent peaceful sit-in by Pakistani Shia Muslims. By the way, has any Shia claimed to have attacked Faruqui or is it just being conjectured that his attacker MUST be Shia :)
Those who are happy that he was injured should repent themselves. May Allah give him health.
Long live ASWJ and Maulana Aurangzeb zindaabad
it is a very sad news. Maulana Farooqui is a great leader of Sunnis and we pray for his early recovery.
Der friends a complete shutter down strike has been called in karachi starting from tomorrow till friday morning. Intellegence agencies are saying major attacks have been planned against common people.
The people should have shown the same feelings when Malala was shot, but unfortunately we did not see anything like that.........
We should call have a fight between different groups and the winner should be given wwf title.
Why the these secterian terrorists of SSP aka ASWJ is being given police escort!
Pakistan is a funny country where banned sectarian organizations work freely given Police escorts. SSP and SMP please go and fight proxy war of iran and saudia in your native towns of Jhang Parachinar Gilgit KPK and leave Karachi and it's people alone we are not interested in Mullah gardi of both Shia and Sunni extremists
"Following the incident, the party had urged workers and supporters to remain calm and not stage violent protests".
As soon as any party issues this statement to the press, we citizens have to assume that it means the other way round.
looks like ''tit for tat'' attack.
Here we go again.