A guard was killed and three others were injured when the convoy of PPP Senator Jam Mehtab Dahar was shot in the Khenjoo area of Sindh on Sunday, according to a police officer.
Ghotki police senior superintendent (SSP) Dr. Samiullah Soomro said Dawn.com that the legislator was attacked at 1:45 pm while visiting his agricultural land.
“When he arrived at Allahyar Shakh Khenjoo Road, some unknown suspects opened fire against their vehicles,” said the SSP, adding that Mehtab himself was “safe.”
However, Zafar Dahar, one of Mehtab’s guards, was killed in the incident, and the police transferred his body to Taluka Daharki hospital, according to SSP Dr. Soomro.
The official added that three other people were injured in the incident, but did not specify who they were or their relationship with the senator.
The SSP added that he, together with the Deputy Superintendent of the Ubauro Police (DSP) Ubauro and the officers of the Ubauro Subdivision station (Shos), “visited the crime scene and made [a] Technical exam ”.
“The situation of the law and order is under control,” said SSP Dr. Soomro.
President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the incident and expressed his pain for the death of Senator Mehtab.
He asked for an investigation into the incident and demanded that the gunmen be taken before justice.
The president also prayed for the recovery of the injured.
Meanwhile, Sindh Interior Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar requested details about the Ghotki SSP incident and declared that those involved in the incident should be arrested soon.
“The responsibility for comprehensive research and investigation must be assigned to an expert and experienced officer,” Lanjar said in a statement from his office.
“At district levels, police teams must mobilize, while blockages and secret intelligence must also be guaranteed,” he added, demanding that they keep it informed about any development or progress in the investigation.
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