KARACHI: Unknown gunmen assassinated a leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat and his son on Saturday night.

According to police, Maulana Ahmed Madni, founder of Jamia Mehmoodia in Bufferzone, was killed when armed men open fire on his car in the area of North Karachi.

Panic spread in adjacent areas after airing of news of the killing and people closed their businesses in Nagan Chorangi, North Karachi and other areas.