08/09/2026
Dr Professor Arif Khan Saqi, chairman of the University of Karachi’s (UoK) Islamic Learning Department, was allegedly severely assaulted and held against his will following a minor traffic dispute near Safoora Chowrangi in Karachi on Tuesday, with police saying gunmen employed by the son of a restaurant owner were involved in the incident.
In a video statement, Dr Saqi said he was travelling from his home to the university after booking an online motorcycle ride when the confrontation began outside Sindh Green Restaurant near Rim Jhim Tower.
He said that a vehicle was coming out of the restaurant to join the road when a security guard came out and signalled for them to stop. They stopped, but the vehicle then reversed at speed and hit their motorcycle. The driver began to leave the scene, prompting Saqi to intervene and ask for compensation for the damage to the motorcycle.
“I told him that the online bike rider was a poor man who was using someone else’s motorcycle to earn his livelihood and could not afford to bear the cost of the damage. I asked that whatever damage has been caused should be compensated,” he said.
It was at this point, Saqi alleged, that the dispute escalated.
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