KARACHI: A man and his two sons were shot dead in a suspected sectarian attack in Malir area on Thursday night, according to Al Falah police.

The three were sitting at their restaurant in Bagh-i-Malir, Block-A, when assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on them and fled. They sustained critical injuries and were taken to the JPMC where doctors declared Syed Abdul Wahab, 53, and his son, Syed Farmanullah, 23, as dead on arrival.

Mr Wahab’s second son, Syed Asmatullah, 28, died during treatment, added Dr Seemin Jamali.

Published in Dawn, May 22nd, 2015

On a mobile phone? Get the Dawn Mobile App: Apple Store | Google Play

Opinion

Editorial

By-election trends
Updated 23 Apr, 2024

By-election trends

Unless the culture of violence and rigging is rooted out, the credibility of the electoral process in Pakistan will continue to remain under a cloud.
Privatising PIA
23 Apr, 2024

Privatising PIA

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s reaffirmation that the process of disinvestment of the loss-making national...
Suffering in captivity
23 Apr, 2024

Suffering in captivity

YET another animal — a lioness — is critically ill at the Karachi Zoo. The feline, emaciated and barely able to...
Not without reform
Updated 22 Apr, 2024

Not without reform

The problem with us is that our ruling elite is still trying to find a way around the tough reforms that will hit their privileges.
Raisi’s visit
22 Apr, 2024

Raisi’s visit

IRANIAN President Ebrahim Raisi, who begins his three-day trip to Pakistan today, will be visiting the country ...
Janus-faced
22 Apr, 2024

Janus-faced

THE US has done it again. While officially insisting it is committed to a peaceful resolution to the...