Man launches bloody knife attack in upscale Karachi neighborhood, critically injures two

KARACHI: At least three men were brutally attacked at a housing society in Karachi over a minor parking dispute, late Tuesday night.

The victims were identified as prominent fashion designer Moazzam and his two sons. Both parties involved are residents of the same housing society and are neighbours.

Following a verbal spat, the suspect, one Ibrahim Durrani violently attacked the victims, with a small Swiss Army knife that can be seen attached to his car keys, injuring two persons in the limits of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Falcon Complex Karachi.

[caption id="attachment_125238" align="alignnone" width="351"] One of the victims arguing with the perpetrator seen here holding the weapon, shortly before the attack[/caption]

Graphic videos doing rounds on social media show Durrani hurling threats at both victims as while a security guard attempts to diffuse the situation. Durrani during the entire verbal exchange is wielding the knife that he later uses to cut and stab the victims.

https://youtu.be/FYrryFWOccQ

A bloodied motionless shirtless body of one of the more critically injured victims can later be seen in the video as his terrified family and nearby residents attempt to revive him.

https://youtu.be/zPHeKO3RUNs

According to police, an FIR has been lodged against the attacker and his father Air Commodore Khalid Durrani.

Both victims were shifted to hospital in time and are in a stable condition.

[caption id="attachment_125233" align="alignnone" width="960"] Source: Twitter[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_125235" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Source: Twitter[/caption]

Various posts on social media and the attacker's LinkedIn page showed that he is an employee of multinational company Philip Morris International Pakistan, working there since 2012, however, a spokesperson from Philip Morris clarified to Pakistan Today that Durrani left the company a year ago and no longer works there.

"Despite being a well-guarded and patrolled neighborhood under the management of the PAF, such an incident still took place and the attacker got away as well. Thankfully there was no loss of life", commented a resident of the housing society who was not a witness.

Pakistan Today contacted the Head office of Falcon Complex based in Islamabad and were told that at the moment no relevant person was available to comment.