Karachi man stabs fashion designer, two sons over parking issue in upscale housing society

Karachi police register case after video of stabbing goes viral on social media

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Our Correspondent

  • Karachi man attacks neighbour, two sons after a scuffle over parking.
  • Incident took place in Karachi's PAF Falcon Complex near Baloch Colony.
  • Video of stabbing goes viral on social media; police register case against attacker.


KARACHI: A man attacked a neighbour and his sons with a knife over a parking row in Karachi's upscale housing society Pakistan Air Force Falcon Complex near Baloch Colony, the police said.

The incident took place Tuesday evening and a video of the incident has been doing the rounds on social media since.

The three men who were stabbed were identified as fashion designer Moazzam Khan and his two sons Fahad Moazzam and Ata Moazzam.

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Doctors said that one of the injured men is in critical condition.

In the video of the scuffle, the suspect, identified as Ibrahim, can be seen with a Swiss Army knife in his hand.

Police said that a case has been registered at the Shahrah-e-Faisal police station. The suspect, however, fled after the attack.

The case was registered under Sections 324 (attempt to murder) and 337-H(II) (whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of other, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both) read with Section 34 (criminal acts by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

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According to police, Ibrahim is the son of retired PAF Air Commodore Khalid Durrani.

The police said that in an earlier incident, Ibrahim had attacked his wife. His father was called for a statement after which he was released.

They said efforts are underway to arrest Ibrahim.