Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Faisal Vawda and Imran Ismail escaped a drive-by shooting attack on their vehicle in Delhi Colony area of Karachi on Friday evening.
Talking to media, Faisal Vawda said that at least four assailants riding motorbikes sprayed bullets at his car. However, on retaliation by his guards, the attackers fled.
“I was on my way back from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office when the attack took place,” he said, adding that his vehicle was bullet-proof so they remained safe.
Meanwhile, police have started investigations into the incident.
Meanwhile, IG Sindh AD Khawaja has sought an inquiry report into the targeted attack. According to a statement, the Sindh police chief directed the authorities to arrest the suspects with the help of an effective investigation process.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah also took notice of attack on PTI leaders.
Empty shells of 9MM pistol were found on the site of the attack, where police reached and initiated investigation.
Talking to media on Thursday, Vawda had termed recent actions and crackdown against MQM, in the wake of Altaf Hussain’s hate speech, a farce.
NAB had summoned Vawda for an inquiry pertaining to fraudulent allotment of amenity plots.
The notice was issued on Thursday under Section 19 of the National Accountability Ordinance shortly after the PTI leader held a press conference at his residence.
The letter had said that hundreds of amenity plots have been allotted to Faisal Vawda Group – a business conglomerate run by the PTI leader himself – in the name of dummy companies and NGOs.
The revenue generated from the ‘illegal’ utilisation of these plots has been used to finance terrorists and launder money on the pretext of investing in fund management companies, it alleged.
Imran condemns attack:
Meanwhile, PTI chairman Imran Khan condemned the attack. The PTI chief posted a tweet on social networking site twitter saying, “Strongly condemn firing on Faisal Vawda and Imran Ismail as they came out of NAB Karachi after submitting more evidences of Sharif companies.”
In another tweet, Imran said that only two groups of people could have done the firing: Those not wanting Panama Leaks investigations against Sharifs where evidence [is] piling.
