Islamabad: A senior Shia leader was injured and his son killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on their car in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police said on Friday.
Police described the incident as target attack on Shia leaders.
Police said eminent Jafaria Alliance leader Mohsin Rizvi was attacked along with his son near Golimar area early Friday.
Both father and son were critically injured after the attack, however Mohsin Rizvi managed to drive the car to the nearest hospital.
The assailants managed to escape after the attack.
His son, Akmal was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, while Mohsin Rizvi’s condition was described as stable after doctors performed an emergency operation.
As news of the attack spread, a large number of leaders and workers gathered at the hospital. Distrusting official security, they set up their own cordons.
Jafaria Alliance chief Allama Abbas Kumaili, held the provincial government responsible for the attack and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits.
Senior Shia leader Allama Abbas Kumeli announced a three-day mourning and protest against the incident. He said that leaders of Millat-e-Jafria are being targeted but the government has failed to protect them and to arrest the culprits.
He demanded of the government to arrest those behind the attack in 48 hours.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Â (KMW NEWS)
