KARACHI: An educationist, who is also a senior office-bearer of a private schools association, was gunned down in what police described as a ‘targeted attack’ in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Sunday evening.

Victim Syed Khalid Raza, 55, was the deputy director of the Darul Arqam Schools, Karachi region. He was also the vice chairman of the Federation of Private Schools Pakistan.

The police said that the incident took place at Gulistan-i-Jauhar Block-7 near his home.

SSP-East Zubair Nazeer Shaikh said that the victim came out of his home towards his car parked nearby. He said assailants on a motorcycle emerged there, opened fire at him and rode away.

He suffered a single bullet wound in the head and died on the spot. The police said that it appeared that the assailants were waiting for him.

“Definitely, it appears to be a targeted killing incident,” said the SSP.

The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for a post-mortem examination.

Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah took notice of the targeted killing of the educationist and directed the Karachi police chief to investigate the case and submit his findings to him.

Published in Dawn, February 27th, 2023

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