A Foodpanda rider on Saturday afternoon was shot by a security guard of MPA Khawaja Izharul Hassan for ringing the bell of the politician’s house twice.
According to the SHO of the area, Nadeem arrived after the placement of the order on a provided location, he rang the bell of the house located in Khayaban e Badar, Karachi. An armed man in uniform, reportedly a private security guard of the MPA, appeared and asked him for the parcel but he refused to hand it over to him. The armed man pointed a gun at him and started abusing him. When for the third time he refused to hand him the parcel, the security guard shot him and escaped.
According to the police, they reached there immediately and cordoned off the area of the incident. The rider was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre on an emergency basis. Doctors soon declared him out of danger and reported that he was shot in the knee.
CCTV footage was obtained and a statement of the rider was recorded by the police. MPA Hassan took the responsibility for the rider’s medical treatment in the hospital and his salary too. MPA denied the involvement of government guards in this incident. Moreover, he said that rider left his house after payment and it’s tragic for him and his family. In short, he showed no concern with this issue.
Aqsa Razzaq is a Master in Sociology, Post graduate Diploma in International Affairs from Punjab University, Lahore. An analyst and a humanitarian working with Khidmat Foundation Pakistan and Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital Lahore.