President of Muttahida Tallaba Mahaz, an alliance of many student organisations, Syed Wasif Aziz, was gunned down by unknown assailants in Malir 15 area on Tuesday night.
Syed Wasif Aziz, 27, was returning home after attending a meeting in Jaffar Tayyar Society, Malir, when two unknown snipers, pillion-riding a motorcycle, opened fired on him at about 1am near Bundu Khan Hotel, Malir. He died on the spot.
Saudabad police took the body into custody and shifted to JPMC Hospital for post-mortem. The autopsy report unveiled that victim had received two bullets to his chest and two in head. The victim was said to be a final-year student of a local college. He belonged to the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) and recently made president of Muttahida Tallaba Mahaz.
Police refrained to disclose details of the murder case. He was laid to rest at DHA graveyard in Phase-4 here on Wednesday. Ex-City Nazim Niamatullah Khan led the funeral prayer attended by thousands of students and political activities.
IJT leaders charged that murder of Wasif Aziz was a part of target killings in Karachi. They held MQM responsible for the murder, saying they would lodge an FIR against Sindh Governor and Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for Home Affairs in this regard.
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