VP of medical college attacked

According to SSP Pir Muhammad, Debra Lobo, was shot at by four unidentified assailants on two motorcycles

KARACHI: A US national and vice principal of the Jinnah Medical and Dental College (JMDC) was shot and injured on Shaheed-e-Millat Road on Thursday in what the police believe to be the first targeted attack in the city by militants claiming affiliation with the Islamic State (IS).

According to SSP Pir Muhammad Shah, the victim, identified as 55-year-old Debra Lobo, was shot at by four unidentified assailants on two motorcycles as she left the college to go home in her red Suzuki sedan.

Lobo was hit twice in her cheek and shoulder, following which she was taken to the Aga Khan University Hospital for treatment. The hospital said that she is out of danger.

“The assailants left IS flyers at the crime scene with messages in both English and Urdu, claiming that the attack was to avenge the killing of their five ‘mujahideen brothers’ in Keamari,” said SSP Shah while talking to The Express Tribune.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 17^th, 2015.