Prime suspect in killing of Chinese dentist arrested: Sharjeel Memon

Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon revealed on Friday that the law enforcement authorities have captured the prime suspect behind the terrorist attack and subsequent killing of a Chinese dentist in Karachi.

On September 28, a Chinese dentist was killed and two others were injured after an unknown attacker opened fire on a clinic in Karachi’s Saddar area. The deceased was identified as 32-year-old Dr Donald Raymound Chou.

According to the minister, the suspect, identified as Waqar Khushk, has admitted to carrying out the crime and further investigations are underway.

One Chinese national killed, two injured in shooting in Karachi’s Saddar area

Addressing a press conference, Memon said that the terrorist was captured after the police received a tip pinpointing his location. He added that a raid was also conducted for the arrest and the suspect was identified with the help of CCTV footage and latest technology.

Memon noted that the suspect had no personal enmity with the victims and he carried the attack to provoke unrest in the country.

The suspect belonged to the banned Sindh Revolutionary Army, he said adding that the police also recovered a motorcycle from the terrorist.

In the shooting at the dentist’s clinic two weeks ago, two other Chinese nationals identified as 45-year-old Richard Chou and 40-year-old Margaret Hu were injured.

Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah sought a detailed report of the incident from the Karachi Additional IGP.

The chief minister ordered the immediate arrest of the perpetrators and said that such “incidents are unacceptable.”

Earlier this year, three Chinese nationals were killed when an explosion ripped through a van near the Confucius Institute, located on the premises of the University of Karachi.

The Chinese nationals hit in the blast were members of the institute’s faculty. The deceased were identified as the director of the Confucius Institute, Huang Guiping, Ding Mupeng, Chen Sai, and their Pakistani driver, Khalid.