KARACHI: Armed men shot dead a prominent lawyer in Karachi on Wednesday morning.

According to a report, Advocate Irfan Ali Mehar, 40, was coming back to home in his car after dropping his child at a school when unidentified gunmen riding a bike shot him dead near Chappal Plaza in Block-13 of Gulistan-e-Jauhar. Mahar was shot multiple times. The victim was Secretary Sinch Bar Council.

His body was shifted to a local hospital for medico-legal formalities. A mourning atmosphere prevailed in the house of the victim. The police have started probe into the incident. No case could be filed till filing this report. Sindh Bar Council today boycotted the courts and demanded of the authorities to ensure immediate arrest of killers and provide justice to the victim family.

Police said it appeared to be a targeted killing. CCTV footage of the incident on social media showed that the armed pillion riders shot Mehar at point-blank range, said the police. The Sinch Bar Council and the Karachi Bar Association has strongly condemned the incident and also announced boycotting of the court proceedings. The lawyers boycotted court proceedings at the City Courts after the incident.