KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl and Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwwat (TTKN) have given strike call for Saturday.

The call has been given to protest against the killing of Mufi Saeed Ahmed Jalalpuri and his associates, demanding the government of booking the assailants to justice at any cost.

The strike call was jointly given by religious leaders of JUI-F and Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwwat at a press conference today.

They appealed to the people of Sindh not to open business and stay home on Saturday.

Mufti Saeed Ahmed Jalalpuri, his son Mufti Huzaifa Jalapuri, Mufti Qamar Zaman and Mufti Atiq ur Rheman were gunned down Thursday by unidentified assailants in Gulzar Hijri area of Karachi. 

Meanwhile, another report says; Mufti Saeed Ahmed Jalalpuri of Aalmi Tahaffuz-i-Khatm-i-Nabuat, his son Huzaifa Jalalpuri and close associates Fakheruz Zaman and Abdul Rehman were laid to rest at Jamia Masjid Khatman-un-Nabi.

Mufti Jalalpuri, his son and other associates were gunned down on Thursday evening when they were returning from Jamia Masjid Khatman-un-Nabi on Metrovill Road in Gulshan-i-Iqbal area.

Their funeral prayers were offered at Jamia Masjid Binori Town. Dr. Abdul Razzaq led the funeral prayers, which were attended by a large number of Ulema and students.

On this occasion, religious cleric advised the enraged people to stay calm and expressed grief on the killing of noted scholars.

People close to Maulana Jalalpuri said that he was an active member of Shahid Khatme-e-Nubavat Tehrik. He was receiving written threats by the enemies of Islam.

Mufti Saeed Ahmed Jalalpuri was considered a close friend of Maulana Muahammad Yousuf Ludhyanvi Shaheed and Mufti Nizam ud Din Shamzi Shaheed.