Motorcycle-borne gunmen shot dead on Wednesday an acclaimed Pakistani singer in the busy port city of Karachi, police said, two days after masked men kidnapped the son of a top provincial judge.
Karachi, a metropolis of about 20 million people, is home to Pakistan’s stock exchange and central bank and is plagued by political, ethnic and sectarian violence.
Amjad Sabri, 45, was one of South Asia’s most popular singers of the ‘qawwali’, Sufi devotional music that dates back more than 700...
Pakistani qawwali singer Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi
Karachi, a metropolis of about 20 million people, is home to Pakistan’s stock exchange and central bank and is plagued by political, ethnic and sectarian violence.
Amjad Sabri, 45, was one of South Asia’s most popular singers of the ‘qawwali’, Sufi devotional music that dates back more than 700...
Pakistani qawwali singer Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi