ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, blamed India for assassination of prominent Islamic scholar and deplored the assassination attempt of Maulana Dr Adil of Jamia Farooqi in Karachi, saying it was condemnable targeted killing of a scholar.
“My government has known and I have repeatedly stated this on TV, since last 3 months [that] India attempts to target kill Aalims from Sunni and Shia sects to create sectarian conflict across the country,” he said in a tweet.
The prime minister said that authorities have prevented a number of such attempts preemptively in the last few months.
“Our intelligence organisations and law enforcement agencies will nab culprits of this murder. Also, our ulema from all sects must ensure people do not fall prey to this nefarious Indian design to destabilise Pakistan,” he added.
