One of the uncles of slain Sufi singer Amjad Sabri said that he had invited Sabri to visit him in London but he did not take his suggestion into consideration.
Sabri was a resident of Liaqatabad, where he stayed in his ancestral house.
According to his uncle, Sabri had been receiving death threats for quite some time now, which is why he had asked his nephew to come to London and spend Ramzan there. When asked to move out of his locality he said, ‘ Whatever I am is because of Liaqatabad.’
“Even if I sneeze ,the whole neighbourhood gathers, so moving away would mean moving away from the love I get here,’ he added.
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Amjad Sabri was killed in a gun attack by unidentified men in the Liaquatabad area on Wednesday. Eye-witnesses said that two unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire at his car while he was heading for the studio of a private television channel to take part in the Iftar transmission.
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah dismissed Station House Officer (SHO) of the area where the attack took place. He also contacted Director General (DG) Rangers, Sindh Major General Bilal Akbar after the incident and directed that the matter is investigated.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) West addressed the media and stated that two unidentified gunmen attacked Sabri using a 30 bore pistol.
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According to the investigation report, four terrorists were following Sabri’s car since he left his home to reach the studio. The report stated that the attackers had covered their faces. Sabri’s car was attacked as it approached near the underpass.