RAWALPINDI: The khateeb of an imambargah and his security guard were shot and injured in the Sadiqabad locality of the city on Thursday.

This was the second targeted attack on Maulana Nazeer Hussain Imrani, 51, the khateeb of Imambargah Qasr-i-Sajjad, in which he sustained injuries.

On January 8, 2014, he also escaped an attack by unidentified gunmen while going to a private school, where he also teaches.

Mr Imrani in his statement recorded with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said he was going to the school on a motorcycle on Thursday when two motorcycle riders attacked him close to the entrance of the school.

Mr Imrani’s security guard, Mohammad Bilal, who was not carrying a weapon, ran to save himself from the attackers. However, one of the gunmen chased and shot him.

Upon hearing the gunshots, people from the nearby areas reached the spot and took the injured to Benazir Bhutto Hospital where they were stated to be out of danger. The CTD registered a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act and started an investigation.

Published in Dawn, October 30th, 2015

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