KARACHI: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack in New Karachi on Wednesday, police said.

They said that three masked men riding a motorcycle emerged at a roadside tea shop in Bilal Colony, opened indiscriminate fire and rode away. As a result, ‘joint UC organiser’ of the MQM-P in the area Muhammad Shehzad Khan suffered multiple bullet wounds and died on the spot.

The police said that the victim, a resident of the same area, was father of four children. He was an employee of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation.

Following the incident, a heavy police contingent along with the Crime Scene Unit reached the spot and collected forensic evidence.

The body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities.

SSP-Central Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqui visited the hospital and met with the victim’s brother. He assured the family that those involved in the killing would be arrested soon and brought to justice.

The police said that investigations were underway and multiple angles, including targeted killing, were being examined.

Later, the funeral prayers for the slain worker was held at the Makki Masjid and he was laid to rest in a local graveyard amid moving scenes.

Talking to reporters after the funeral, senior MQM-P leader Dr Farooq Sattar called upon the chief minister and inspector general of police to arrest the killers forthwith.

In a statement, MQM-P Chairman Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui condemned the incident and said that due to the failure of the Sindh government in maintaining peace, targeted killings, firing and lawlessness had become a routine in the metropolis.

Published in Dawn, December 18th, 2025