IG Sindh takes notice of killing of another police ‘encounter’as sisters of slain youth threaten to burn themselves if justice not done

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KARACHI, Jan 22 (TNS): The Sindh Inspector General of Police AD Khowaja has taken notice of the killing of another youth, Maqsood, in Karachi in an exchange of fire between police and robbers.

The incident occurred on Saturday (yesterday) on Shara-e-Faisal near Drigh Road when Maqsood was riding his auto rickshaw, and became a victim in the alleged shootout.

The assassins have not been identified yet. Maqsood was the only brother of five sisters, and was going to tie nuptial knot few days later. The dead body has been shifted to Sahiwal, the home town of the deceased.

Maqsood’s family alleged that police have murdered him, and requested Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa to take notice of the incident.

Furthermore, Maqsood’s sisters have threatened that they would burn themselves if justice is not served.