Karachi killing: College principal shot dead
Two motorcyclist were waiting for Zaidi at a speed bump.
Two motorcyclist were waiting for Zaidi at a speed bump.
KARACHI:
The principal of a government college in Karachi, Syed Sibte Jafar Zaidi, was killed in a targeted attack on Tuesday.
The 54-year-old, who was also a poet, was on his way home to Khamosh Colony on a motorcycle when, around 1:45pm, he was shot dead around 200 metres from Government Degree Science College Liaquatabad, where Zaidi taught.
According to witnesses, two motorcyclist were waiting for Zaidi at a speed bump. “As soon as his motorcycle slowed down, they shot him at least four times,” said shopkeeper Amjad Ali.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 19th, 2013.
The principal of a government college in Karachi, Syed Sibte Jafar Zaidi, was killed in a targeted attack on Tuesday.
The 54-year-old, who was also a poet, was on his way home to Khamosh Colony on a motorcycle when, around 1:45pm, he was shot dead around 200 metres from Government Degree Science College Liaquatabad, where Zaidi taught.
According to witnesses, two motorcyclist were waiting for Zaidi at a speed bump. “As soon as his motorcycle slowed down, they shot him at least four times,” said shopkeeper Amjad Ali.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 19th, 2013.