{"id":23679,"date":"2026-09-09T16:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=23679"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:15:58","slug":"karachi-university-professor-assaulted-after-speaking-up-for-taxi-driver-three-detained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=23679","title":{"rendered":"Karachi University professor assaulted after speaking up for taxi driver, three detained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Karachi: Professor Arif Khan Saqi, head of the Department of Islamic Learning at the University of Karachi, was allegedly assaulted by armed men after intervening on behalf of a taxi driver whose vehicle had been damaged. Police have detained three people in connection with the incident and registered a case.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to police, the senior professor was travelling to the University of Karachi in an online taxi when the vehicle stopped at one point and was struck by a double-cabin vehicle reversing into it.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the son of a local hotel owner and armed guards travelling in the double-cabin allegedly assaulted Professor Saqi following the collision. He was reportedly hit on the head with pistol butts, pushed and dragged into a restaurant, where he was allegedly assaulted again.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Saqi said he had only asked the occupants of the vehicle to compensate the taxi driver for the damage, after which the hotel owner&#8217;s son allegedly attacked him with a pistol butt and fired shots into the air.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the three people detained so far are hotel employees, while efforts are underway to locate other individuals allegedly involved in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The Karachi University Teachers&#8217; Society condemned the assault and called on senior authorities to take notice of the incident and ensure action against those responsible.<\/p>\n<p>A case has also been registered at Sachal police station on the complaint of Professor Arif Khan Saqi against Konain Ali Gohar Shah and other suspects.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the case includes charges relating to attempted murder, assault, causing injuries and unlawful confinement.<\/p>\n<p>According to the FIR, Professor Saqi said he and his nephew were assaulted by two armed guards after they demanded compensation for damage caused to their vehicle near Safoora Chowk.<\/p>\n<p>The complainant alleged that after being injured, he and his nephew were taken to a hotel, where they were unlawfully confined and assaulted again.<\/p>\n<p>The FIR further alleges that the suspects fired shots into the air and took away the nephew&#8217;s vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, police later arrived at the scene and rescued Professor Saqi and his nephew, while the suspects fled.<\/p>\n<p>Police said further investigation is underway and efforts are continuing to arrest other suspects wanted in the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: Professor Arif Khan Saqi, head of the Department of Islamic Learning at the University of Karachi, was allegedly assaulted by armed men after intervening on behalf of a taxi driver whose vehicle had been damaged. Police have detained three people in connection with the incident and registered a case. 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