Man injured in cracker attack on JI’s Karachi rally succumbs to injuries

KARACHI (92 News) - A man injured during Wednesday cracker attack on the Jamaat-e-Islami’s Kashmir rally in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal succumbed to his injuries on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Rafiq Tanoli, a resident of Malir’s Quaidabad. He was admitted at Liaquat National Hospital. Earlier, at least 15 people were injured in a cracker attack on the Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir rally organized by the Jamaat-e-Islami in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. According to the eyewitnesses, the attackers were riding a car and bikes. The police said that injured have been shifted to Jinnah Hospital, Agha Khan, Liaquat Hospital and Al-Mustafa Medical Centre. Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that anti-Pakistan elements’ efforts to destabilize Karachi will not succeed. “We will make Kashmir part of Pakistan as per wishes of the Kashmiris. Sindh Government Spokesperson Murtaza Wahab condemned the cracker attack, saying that it is a conspiracy to disrupt the peace of the City of Quaid. He said that anti-Pakistan elements are resorting to cheap tactics to achieve their nefarious objectives. According to the senior superintendent police (SSP), some unidentified motorcyclists hurled a grenade on the participants of JI’s Kashmir rally. The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) officials were summoned at the scene to ascertain the genre of the explosion. JI Karachi Ameer, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, strongly condemned the explosion and announced to give next strategy after the conclusion of the Kashmir rally. He vowed that the political party will fight for the self-determination right of Kashmiris on every platform and such tactics of India will not push back the nation from its stance regarding the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK).