ISLAMABAD - A senior leader of Majlis-e-Wahdatul Muslimeen was killed when some unknown persons sprayed bullets at him in E/11-4 Sector of the capital Wednesday evening, police said.

The deceased, identified as Muhammad Nawaz Irfani, was the prayer leader (imam) of Parachinar Main Mosque of Fiqh-e-Jaferia and was residing in Street No 22 of the E/11-4 Sector.

According to initial reports, Nawaz was going to his residence when some masked armed men suddenly appeared and sprayed a volley of bullets at him, killing him on the spot. The attackers ran away after committing the crime.

On receiving information, the local police rushed to the site, cordoned off the area and collected some bullet shells lying close to the dead body. They also took the body into custody and sent it to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) for autopsy.

Meanwhile, the Majlis-e-Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) has given the government a 12-hour ultimatum to arrest the killers of Allama Nawaz Irfani.
Initial reports suggested that Irfani, who had recently moved from Parachinar after serving as the main cleric of the area’s major Imambargah, was gunned down by unidentified motorcyclists in Islamabad’s E-11 Sector.

Condemning the incident, MWM leader Allama Nasir Abbas and others demanded of the government to arrest the culprits behind the killing in next 12 hours. Shia Ulema Council (SUC) also condemned the attack, saying the government had given the militants a free hand to kill anyone they wished.

RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR DINPURI PASSES AWAY

Renowned religious scholar and ex-chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Maulana Siraj Ahmed Dinpuri passed away after protracted illness in Rahimyar Khan on Wednesday.

Ailing Maulana Siraj Ahmed was shifted to hospital in Khanpur after his condition deteriorated where he breathed his last.

Chairman PUC Hafiz Muhammd Tahir Ashrafi expressing deep grief over the death of the veteran religious scholar, has termed the demise of Maulana Siraj as irreparable loss for Muslim community. He said that the deceased was spiritual leader of Pakistanis and Muslims across the globe.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, President Mamnoon Hussain, leaders of various political parties and sitting Chairman Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneebur Rehman have condoled the death of Maulana Siraj Ahmed Dinpuri.

They prayed for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.