Journalist Nasrullah Gadani succumbs to injuries

KARACHI: Local journalist Nasrullah Gadani, who was seriously injured in a gun attack a few days ago, succumbed to his wounds at a hospital in Karachi on Friday morning.

Gadani suffered serious gunshot wounds in an attack by unidentified assailants near Mirpur Mathelo, Ghotki district, on Tuesday.

The incident took place when Nasrullah Gadani was going from his home to Mirpur Mathelo Press Club. Armed men in a car opened fire at the journalist at Jarwar Road near Deen Shah and fled from the scene.

Nasrullah Gadani sustained bullet wounds and was carried to Mirpur Mathelo DHQ hospital for medical attendance. He was later shifted to Sheikh Zayed Medical College Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan, for surgery. Gadani was shifted to Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi on Wednesday.

However, he breathed his last on Friday morning.

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Following the death of Nasrullah Gadani, journalists and members of civil society staged a protest demonstration outside the SSP office, causing a severe traffic jam on either side of the national highway.

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Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the death of Nasrullah Gadani.

The CM said that the Sindh government shifted Nasrullah from Rahim Yar Khan to Karachi by air ambulance but he could not survive, said a statement from the CM’s House.

“I am deeply in grief and sorrow along with Nasrullah’s family and media organisation he is affiliated with,” Shah added.

The chief minister also offered condolences to the bereaved family members over their loss and prayed for the departed soul to be in eternal peace.