Target killing: ASWJ activist gunned down
Pirwadhai SHO Ishtiaq Ahmad Cheema confirmed the incident and said deceased was member of ASWJ
RAWALPINDI:
A member of Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) was shot dead by unknown assailants in Pirwadhai on Tuesday.
A police contingent also reached the hospital to control the situation.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2014.
A member of Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) was shot dead by unknown assailants in Pirwadhai on Tuesday.
Pirwadhai SHO Ishtiaq Ahmad Cheema confirmed the incident and said Abu Bakar,26, was a member of the ASWJ.
“He was a university student and going home in his car when unknown motorcyclists intercepted him and shot him dead,” he said adding that a case had been registered against unknown persons.
He was taken to Holy Family Hospital where a large number of activists of ASWJ arrived and held a protest. They demanded the killers be arrested and threatened to block Expressway if the police failed to meet their demand.
A police contingent also reached the hospital to control the situation.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2014.