Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Rashid Godil was critically wounded after unidentified armed men opened fire at his vehicle near his residence in Karachi’s Bahadurabad area today. According to initial reports, four unidentified men on motorcycles opened fire at Godil’s car when he was on his way to party headquarters, Nine Zero, for a meeting with JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman. Godil suffered six bullet wounds. “Godil’s driver, Abdul Mateen, succumbed to his injuries while the MQM leader is critically injured and being operated,” SSP East Javed Jiskani said. “Godil was targetted after being identified,” he added. Addressing a press conference, MQM leader Farooq Sattar, who was flanked by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, condemned the ‘cowardly terrorist attack’ on Rashid Godil. He said that condemnations against the tragic incident had poured in from within the party and other political quarters. Sattar said that the incident is being considered as an attempt to sabotage the peace of Karachi and hoped that those behind the attack would be arrested soon and made to face justice.
