Mufti Tariq Masood injured in gun attack in Karachi?

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Renowned religious scholar Mufti Tariq Masood was injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire on his car in Karachi, several social media posts claimed on Thursday.

According to rumours-mongers, his car came under attack near Ghaghar Phatak area in the port city.

Photos of the bullet-ridden car also went viral on social media, which netizens claimed belonged to the cleric.

افسوس ناک خبر 😭😰🙏

مفتی طارق مسعود صاحب کی گاڑی پر کراچی کے علاقے گھگھر پھاٹک کے قریب فائرنگ۔ فائرنگ کے نتیجے میں ڈرائیور شہید مفتی طارق مسعود صاحب شدید زخمی زرائع#muftitariqmasood pic.twitter.com/amJLt6tLqE

— Faiza Iqbal (بیرسٹر) (@F_iqbal12) October 24, 2024

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However, the claims were refuted by the 49-year-old preacher in a post on Facebook.

"Mufti Sahib is in good health," the post read.

The cleric termed the news of the attack "false and baseless."

A day earlier, the rumours of attack on Dawat-e-Islami chief Maulana Ilyas Qadri also circulated on social media, which were denied by the scholar in a video message.