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Sindh MPA Aslam Abro’s brother, nephew shot dead in ‘targeted attack’

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  • No bullet was fired from inside the victims’ vehicle, says SSP South.
  • SSP investigation reveals two types of weapons were used in attack.
  • Advocate Akram Abro was a member of the Sindh Bar Council.

Sindh MPA Aslam Abro’s brother and nephew were gunned down by unidentified assailants in a “targeted attack” in Karachi’s Defence Housing Society (DHA) Phase VII near Ayesha Mosque on Wednesday.

SSP South Asad Raza confirmed that the lawmaker’s brother Akram Abro, his son Shahryar Abro and another person named Irshad were killed while another man sustained bullet injuries when unidentified armed men riding on motorcycles and a vehicle targeted them earlier today.

The police officer also said that they recovered a licenced pistol from the victims, adding that no bullet was fired from inside the vehicle. It seemed that the attack was carried out after the victims’ recce, he added.

The SSP investigation revealed that two types of weapons were used in the attack. The police found spent shell casings of 9mm pistols and heavy weapons from the crime scene, he added. 

He said that the assailants opened fire on the vehicle from all four sides. The victims, he added, were heading to DHA Phase VII from Khayaban-e-Shamsheer.

After being informed the police and rescue officials rushed to the scene and shifted the bodies and the injured to the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC).

Advocate Akram Abro was a member of the Sindh Bar Council and he practices law in Jacobabad. It is pertinent to mention here that the victim’s brother was elected to Sindh Assembly in 2018 on a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ticket but he was expelled in 2021 for reportedly violating the party’s discipline during the Senate elections.

Hospital authorities said that the senior lawyer scumbled to his injuries during treatment while his son was dead when he was brought to the health facility.

Talking to journalists at the JPMC, Additional IG Karachi Javed Alam Odho said that they have collected 50 spent shell casings from the crime scene and set for a forensic audit. He was of the view that the armed men were riding on a motorcycle and a vehicle. The victims did not have personal enmity with anyone, the police officer said quoting their family.

‘No personal enmity’

Aslam Abro, however, said that they did not have personal enmity with anyone. The MPA said that his brother and nephew onboard a vehicle were heading to Jacobabad from Khayaban-e-Shamsheer when six people — what he claimed five of them were equipped with Kalashnikovs and one holding a pistol — opened fire on them near Ayesha Mosque.

“My brother and nephew were the targets,” he added.

Responding to a question, the lawmaker said that the police were cooperating with them. The MPA said that he also held a telephone conversation with Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in this regard.

Sindh Bar Council condemns brutal murder

In addition to this, the SBC strongly condemned the brutal murder of Advocate Abro in Karachi.

In a statement, the bar council termed the brutal murder as a complete failure of law enforcement agencies which has put a “big question mark over their performance”.

The body urged the Sindh IG and other authorities concerned and law enforcement agencies to take immediate notice, arrest the killers and bring them to justice.

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The PPP requests the image of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on currency notes.

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The resolution was passed during a seminar named ‘Bhutto Reference and History’, which focused on Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

The resolution praised the Supreme Court’s admission that the PPP founder’s trial, which resulted in his execution, was unfair and urged that the federal government confer on him the title of “Quaid-e-Awam” (Leader of the People) and the highest civilian honor, Nishan-e-Pakistan.

Aside from demanding that Bhutto’s image be used on currency notes, the resolution also asked for the construction of a fitting monument in his honor and the designation of his mausoleum as a national shrine.

Furthermore, it demands for the reversal of Bhutto’s unjust death sentence and the creation of a “Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Award” for democracy activists who have given their lives for the cause.

In March, the National Assembly passed a resolution characterizing Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s trial as judicial murder.

The Supreme Court released its reserved opinion on the presidential reference against the ‘controversial’ death sentence imposed on PPP founder, stating that the former prime minister was denied a “fair trial”.

A nine-judge court led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa revealed its decision on the long-pending presidential reference to determine if it can reconsider its verdict, which the PPP and jurists perceive as a historic error.

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was sentenced to death under former military dictator General (retired) Ziaul Haq’s administration.

The first elected prime minister of the country was charged with the murder of a political competitor, Nawab Mohammed Ahmed Qasuri, and a trial was held.

Bhutto was executed on April 4, 1979, despite requests and appeals for leniency and pity from various heads of state.

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The ‘clinics on wheels’ initiative is introduced by CM Maryam.

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Punjab is heading toward progress and prosperity, according to Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

Speaking at the ‘clinics on wheels’ project celebration, the chief minister emphasized how this project will improve public health and change the health system.

She emphasized that all of the essential medical facilities were included in the Clinics on Wheels scheme. There would be multiple locations for the 200 mobile clinics. Gynecology services, screenings, immunizations, and medical testing will all be offered at the clinics.

There will be ultrasound equipment available at 50 of the 200 mobile clinic locations. Up to 4 million people will be helped by this endeavor, especially in places without hospital services.

First choice for local physicians to volunteer for this project will be granted to those from 36 districts. Consideration is also being given to the lack of paramedical and nursing personnel.

The project, which was started by Nawaz Sharif and put on hold by the previous administration, is being restarted, according to the chief minister. According to her, her government’s goal is to deliver healthcare right to people’s doors.

Additionally, she revealed that eight districts in Punjab would have the construction of modern cardiology hospitals.

With Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafiq, Imran Nazir, and Health Secretary Ali Khan in attendance, CM Maryam officially launched the clinics on wheels project.

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Governor-rule attempt that is intolerable: Gandapur

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Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur of KP denounced the incident on May 9 and promised that those in charge will face national scrutiny.

While eight FIRs have been filed against him in eight different districts, Gandapur stressed that none of the accusations have been validated.

Proving he was going nowhere without a fight, Gandapur issued a warning against tampering with democracy.

Any attempt to obstruct progress will be greeted with strong resistance, he warned, so avoid using disruptive tactics.

Gandapur declared, “We will seize the governor’s mansion and I will not keep quiet about the chief minister’s seat if governor law is imposed.”

With the media there to ensure transparency, the Chief Minister boldly challenged his predecessor, Pervez Khattak, to participate in a public discussion in the Kaaba.

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