Sectarian Violence in Sindh - 2010

Date

Incident

January 5

An Ahmadi leader Muhammad Yousaf (70) was shot dead allegedly for seeking Police protection against sectarian zealots in Ferozewala Police Station area of Karachi. The family of Muhammad Yousaf, leader of the Ahmadi community in Ferozewala, alleged that unidentified persons killed him for demanding Police to stop them from creating religious strife in the area. Fatehul Deen, the son of the deceased, said that two unidentified persons on a motorbike opened fire at his father around 8 am (PST) when he was sitting at his general store, where he (Fateh) and his brother were also present. He said his father died instantly while he and his brother narrowly escaped the attack. Ferozewala Police Station SHO Muhammad Munir said that Police had registered the FIR against unidentified persons for Yousaf’s murder.

The noted religious leader and chief of the Aalmi Majlis-e-Tahafuza-e-Khatam-e-Naboowat (AMTKN), Mufti Saeed Jalalpuri, was shot dead along with three associates in Karachi.

An attempt was also made on Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem, a leader of the SSP, in which he was injured, while his son lost his life.