ASWJ leader gunned down in Karachi
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KARACHI: The general secretary of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jumaat (ASWJ) Karachi chapter, Dr Fayyaz, along with his driver was killed on Wednesday evening when two armed riders opened fire at their car in Shershah area of the metropolis.
SSP West said that armed assailants targeted the car of ASWJ leader. “Both the attackers were wearing helmets. The two were in a car when unknown gunmen started shooting at their vehicle.”
The spokesperson of ASWJ confirmed the death of Dr Fayyaz and strongly condemned the attack. He asked the government to arrest those behind the killing of their leader.
A large number of police and Rangers personnel reached the spot and cordoned off the area as a probe into the incident went underway.
Also read: Three ASWJ workers killed in two ‘sectarian’ attacks
In the previous month, a mosque's prayer leader identified as ASWJ leader was killed at Safoora Chowk next to Johar Complex. Meanwhile, a young man, said to be a sympathiser of the ASWJ, was found shot dead in Orangi Town.
The body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Later, the body was identified as that of Abdul Raheem aka Guddu, 25. He was a rickshaw driver.
ASWJ is the reincarnation of Sipah-i-Sahaba, which is a sectarian group responsible for carrying out terrorist activities in the country.
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Mar 04, 2015 08:08pm
I fear a sectarian backlash coming, anti-state elements are definitely involved. I am surprised at the impunity of these target killers who are hardly ever arrested, and if they are arrested, end up being released due to political pressure.
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Mar 04, 2015 08:10pm
Horrible ! There appears no end to this brutality despite all efforts of Rangers and other agencies. Perhaps, there is a need for a drastic action, something similar to City Martial Law of 1953 in Lahore.
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Mar 04, 2015 08:11pm
This cancer targetkilling is wide spread because of failure of judicial system.
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Mar 04, 2015 08:31pm
I dont understand basic reeason for this sectarian fight inbetween Muslims.
Can any body explain me in simple words..
Your neighbor
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Mar 04, 2015 08:34pm
Supreme court judges enjoys life time benifits like life time security, who cares about masses.
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Mar 04, 2015 08:44pm
Only state on planet with such low morals and judical system.
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Mar 04, 2015 08:52pm
When you live by the gun...
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Mar 04, 2015 08:56pm
@Be+ : Karachi is inhibited by both Sunni and Shias. Killings happen with both sects. Sometimes, the sects are killing each other. Sometimes, some one kills members of both sects to ignite revenge and war.
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Mar 04, 2015 08:56pm
Pay back period started. Shia Sunni clashes wont let Pakistan progress. Till it remains, Pakistan don't diffentiate between good bad terrorists.
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Mar 04, 2015 09:01pm
Killing without a fair trial is never justified. Our police and courts fail to deliver justice so so other force is settling the charges.
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Mar 04, 2015 09:11pm
Law of the jungle....it is pay back what SSP has done over the years!
Just shows the impotence of the Government!
This has to stop!
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Mar 04, 2015 09:21pm
@Be+ It is very simple to understand. All the religion preaches peace, well being of human being and all the creature on this earth. But we forgot the real message of all religion and now we are reaping what we cultivated yesterday by our deeds and action. Remember our single deeds have ripple effect on the society though the result of the ripple may not be visible early. Our deeds in the last 20 years is now bringing the horrible result. So we all collectively need to give up and correct our thinking, our action and start acting on it atleast for the sake of our future generation.
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Mar 04, 2015 09:21pm
It is a universal, timeless principle:
"When things don't get better, they will get worse!"
Check this principle out in your own life!
Pakistan needs to get to the root of the problem...I doubt the present Government is capable of that.
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Mar 04, 2015 09:27pm
The state has failed to act against the culprits forcing the aggrieved party to take law into their own hands. It is time for the government to take action against the well known sectarians otherwise the whole country will be engulfed in state of anarchy.
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Mar 04, 2015 09:33pm
The only long term and permanent solution is separation of religion from state.
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Mar 04, 2015 09:43pm
Last Word has got it right. For years Sipah-e-Shaba slaughtered members of the beleaguered Shia minority with impunity when the government particularly n Punjab looked the other way. Now he victims have taken the law in their own hands. Those who take to the sword shall die by the sword.
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Mar 04, 2015 09:45pm
@ Thanks..
Its still indigestable to me how can any body fight on the name of God..claiming their copy right on God..
surely the sighn of ignorance ill mindedness....
This is more antinational act to me than to religious...
Whoever do this neither he loves his contry nor he has fear of God...
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Mar 04, 2015 10:05pm
And, THE KILLINGS NEVER STOP.
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Mar 04, 2015 10:33pm
@Masood Haider Two wrongs dont make a right!
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Mar 04, 2015 11:11pm
That is one way of tackling banned organizations; I would rather see them arrested tried and convicted so instead of being called Shaheed they would get punishment after the conviction. Muslims call both the victim and the killers shaheed, I guess they do not have murderers.
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Mar 04, 2015 11:56pm
@Muzaffar Ali ... what about you are doing in Pakistan and all around world... Double standard..
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Mar 05, 2015 12:09am
The article states that ASWJ is reincarnation of a banned terrorist organization. If true than ASWJ is a terrorist organization. Why then this slain leader not apprehended and put in jail by the authorities?
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Mar 05, 2015 12:20am
@Muhammad
I don't understand your question.
Yes, if we are creating trouble for others, it will come back to haunt us....there is no two ways about it.
Trouble begets trouble!
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Mar 05, 2015 01:27am
@Tashi because they are Goverment voters. Simple rule - you scratch my back, I will scratch yours.
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Mar 05, 2015 01:30am
All in the day of life of a Karachiet. Nothing unusual in the mafialand.
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Mar 05, 2015 01:45am
Time for army to do zarb e azb in Karachi. Cordon off the whole city and give two weeks to everyone to turn in any guns, licensed or not. After that anyone found with a gun gets immediate death penalty. Max two months and whole city can be cleaned up.
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Mar 05, 2015 02:40am
Who was wearing helmet? The killers were careful not to get head injury? Sometimes terror meets terror and all Sipahis are now meeting their fate. Those who dig grave, one day go in the grave. SSP west? Sipah Sahaba Pakistan West? reincarnation-- thats kufr. The news don't make sense.
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Mar 05, 2015 03:50am
As long leader sacrificing themself volunteery or non volunteery I m ok with that leave the stupid workers alone.
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Mar 05, 2015 05:53am
Sectarian killing is no more a secret, rather it is an open secret. It is all being carried out for political and material interest of the people with power and push and pull to remain in power.
Unless Government of the time take such inhuman killings seriously and deal with it with Political will, no law or law enforcement agency can bring about an end to it.
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Mar 05, 2015 06:03am
So shall you sow so shall you reap.
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Mar 05, 2015 06:08pm
we should eliminate the terrorism across the country....
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