Pak's prominent noha khawan claims escaping assassination attempt

Pakistan's prominent Shia Noha Khawan Farhan Ali Waris has claimed that hours after the famed qawwal Amjad Sabri was killed in a gun attack, he escaped an assassination attempt in Karachi.

Waris said his car was surrounded by unknown assailants near the Teen Hatti area of the metropolis.

"They were about to open fire but my guard opened fire upon them, forcing them to flee," Dawn quoted him as saying.

"I was not in the car but the manner in which they surrounded the vehicle makes me think that they thought I was inside," he added.

Waris informed that he was provided a security guard by the Jafaria Disaster Cell following the murder of Sabri.

Meanwhile, police official from the area's police station said that the area has been searched and no evidence has been found that Waris's car was shot at.

Renowned qawwal Sabri was shot dead yesterday, after unknown assailants fired at his vehicle in the city's Liaquatabad area.

Sabri, 45, and an associate were travelling in a car in Liaquatabad No. 10 area, when unidentified gunmen open fired at their vehicle.

He later succumbed to his injuries in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

Pakistan in recent months has witnessed series of shooting, suicide attacks, kidnapping of high profile personalities.