Karachi:
There has been a case of murder at the Darakhshan police station for the objective murder of the outstanding lawyer Khawaja Shams-ul-Islam, who was shot dead outside a DHA mosque.
The FIR, presented by the brother of the victim Khawaja Faiz-Ul-Islam, invokes sections related to murder, terrorism, criminal conspiracy and other serious crimes. According to the Police, seven men have been nominated in the case, which is derived from a shameless weapons attack carried out in broad daylight.
The incident occurred on Friday when Khawaja Shams-Ul-Islam left the Mosque of the Coran Academy in Phase 6 of DHA, Khayaban-E-Rahat, after offering Friday sentences and attending a funeral. He was accompanied by his children, Khawaja Daniyal-Ul-Islam and Khawaja Hamza-Ul-Islam, as well as a private security guard and a police escort. While descending the mosque staircase, the main suspect, Imran Afridi, son of Nabi Gul Afridi, supposedly took advantage of the crowd and opened fire. A bullet hit Khawaja Shams-Ul-Islam while another hit her son Daniyal-Ul-Islam.
Hamza-ul-Islam immediately took his father injured to the South City hospital. Despite receiving medical treatment, Khawaja Shams-Ul-Islam succumbed to his wounds. Meanwhile, Daniyal-Ul-Islam was transferred to Akuh.
The FIR also refers to a previous attack on November 14, 2024, during which Imran Aphridi and 15 to 20 armed accomplices allegedly assaulted Shams-Ul-Islam. That incident involved shots and physical violence, and was reported at the Clifton Police Station.
The Sindh Bar Association Council has condemned the murder of the main lawyer of the Khawaja Shams-Ul-Islam Supreme Court and announced a boycott throughout the province of judicial procedures on August 4.
The vice president of the Law Council of Sindh, Shafqat Rahim, and the president of the Executive Committee Muhammad Saeed expressed their outrage due to the failure of the law enforcement agencies. They declared that it is deeply unfortunate that the nominated suspect has not been arrested despite confessing the murder.
The family of Khawaja Shams-Ul-Islam is also receiving serious threats, which highlights the apathy of the police authorities.
