Legendary Singer Amjad Sabri Gunned Down In Karachi, Pakistan

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Gunmen have killed one of Pakistan’s most renowned Sufi singers, Amjad Sabri, in the southern port city of Karachi.

Two unknown gunmen riding motorbikes opened fire on Sabri’s car in the busy Liaqatabad area of central Karachi on Wednesday, according to police.

The renowned Sufi musician and Qawwali performer succumbed to his wounds on the way to hospital.

International Business Times reports:

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“Two riders used 30-bore pistols to shoot Sabri five times. The bullet to the head took the qawwal’s life. The attackers took the Hassan Square route to escape,” Inspector General Mushtaq Mehar told Dawn newspaper.

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No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which police described as an act of “terror”.

Sabri was a famed performer of Sufi devotional music, known as Qawwali. He was the son of the late Ghulam Farid Sabri, singer in the Sabri Brothers band, one of the best-known exponents of Qawwali.

A mystical form of Islam, Sufism has millions of adherents in Pakistan. In recent years it has been targetted by hardliners who have launched suicide bombings at Sufi shrines.

Dr Farooq Sattar, a leader of the secularist MQM party, told Samaa news website Sabri had complained of receiving death threats after refusing to appear on a television programme.

Sabri’s brother was also wounded in the attack, according to local media reports.