A view of the Sindh Assembly. — Photo by AFP

HYDERABAD: Unknown gunmen fired at the Hyderabad residence of Muttahida Qaumi Movement's provincial minister Zubair Ahmed Khan late Sunday, DawnNews reported.

No casualties were reported and Khan remained safe.

The assailants managed to escape from the scene.

MQM officials and police reached Khan's residence soon after the incident.

MQM's zonal in charge Mohammad Sharif said Khan was standing outside his residence when two men riding a motorbike started firing.

Moreover, MQM chief Altaf Hussain condemned the attack on Khan and said those behind the attack should be immediately arrested.

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