KARACHI:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at Darul Uloom Korangi Industrial Area visited Mufti Taqi Usmani who survived a gun attack in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and expressed solidarity with him.
Murad Ali Shah told Mufti Usmani that the life attack on him was actually the attack on peace of Karachi. “They don’t see Karachi developing, flourishing and emerging as a peaceful society, therefore they decided to create a wave of terror by attacking a humble, non-political, widely respected and renowned scholar like you,” he said and added “but Almighty Allah saved you and your children,” he said.
Shah assured Mufti Taqi Usmani that the terrorist who attacked him would be arrested shortly. “The police have started combing operation to arrest the terrorists who attacked on you,” he told Taqi Usmani.
Mufti Usmani told the chief minister that his car was attacked with ballots squarely. “A bullet crossing me from the back side of rear seat hit my police guard Farooq who was sitting on the front seat. Similar fires hit my car from different angles but Almighty Allah saved me and my two grand children who were with me but my both guard and driver could not survive,” he said.
He also told the chief minister that there were 1200 students in his Maderssa where 3000 were boarding in hostel. Mufti further said that his Maderssa was offering O’Level and A’level apart from offering mufti, Maulvi and other courses. “We are purely non-political entity even then terrorists attacked me was beyond my comprehension,” he said.
The chief minister said that the attack was aimed at reviving peace and tranquility of the city. “This why I am terming it an attack on the Karachi,” he said and added “I am quite happy that Almighty Allah kept you safe and secure for promoting peace, education and brotherhood in the city.