Unknown gunmen killed a renowned poet, writer, scholar and Degree Science College Liaquatabad Principal Professor Syed Sibte Jafar in Karachi’s Liaquatabad area on Monday in what appears to be another sectarian killing.
Jafar was returning home from duty on his motorcycle when some unknown gunmen ambushed him near Arshi chowk.
He was rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association announced a day of mourning to be observed on Tuesday, condemning the assassination.
The Majlis Wahdat-ul-Muslimeen (MWM) and Jaffria Alliance also announced a day of mourning to be observed on Tuesday.
Moreover, six other people including a police officer and a woman were killed in separate incidents of violence across the city.
A police sub-inspector was killed near Kalapul in a firing incident while a man was gunned down in Machar Colony near Mauripur Road.
A suspected robber, allegedly belonging to a banned organisation, was killed in a police encounter in Manghopir’s Kunwari Colony.
Another person was killed near Ghasmandi in Ranchore Lines area.
One person also died in a gun firing incident in Liqauatabad’s Bandhani Colony.
