SAHIWAL: Two men shot dead a leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jammat (ASWJ) here on Sunday night at village 86/9-L.

Reports said two men riding a motorcycle arrived at the gate of the Anwar-i-Madina Mosque during Isha prayers and asked about Maulana Bashir Ahmed.

According to eyewitness, two men wearing helmets waited for some time and moved towards the cleric when he came out of a house situated near the mosque. They sought identification from Maulana Bashir and opened fire.

The 45-year-old religious leader received three bullet injuries to his chest and succumbed to his wounds on the spot.

The assailants managed their escape by resorting to aerial firing.

Harappa police rushed to the spot and shifted the body to Sahiwal DHQ Hospital for autopsy.

ASWJ District Nazim Ijaz Qadri has refused to comment on the killing, saying it is not a sectarian case.

Published in Dawn, November 3rd, 2014

Opinion

Editorial

Deadlocked
Updated 19 Apr, 2025

Deadlocked

Politicians’ refusal to talk to each other and resolve issues has created space for a different type of rulership to take over.
Trump vs Harvard
19 Apr, 2025

Trump vs Harvard

AMONGST the ‘enemies of the people’ in Trumpian America are elite universities seen as the bastions of liberal...
External account stability
19 Apr, 2025

External account stability

DRIVEN by a major spike in workers’ remittances last month, the country’s current account posted a record ...
Paying the price
Updated 18 Apr, 2025

Paying the price

Pakistan is trapped in a relentless cycle of climate volatility.
Political solution
18 Apr, 2025

Political solution

THOUGH the BNP-M may have ended its 20-day protest sit-in outside Quetta on Wednesday, the core issues affecting...
Grave desecration
18 Apr, 2025

Grave desecration

THE desecration of 85 Muslim graves at a cemetery in Hertfordshire in the UK is a distressing act that deserves the...