Karachi University professor assaulted following traffic dispute
Most outlets led with the assault on Professor Arif Khan Saqi or Arif Saqi, noting the incident occurred after a traffic dispute near Safoora Chowrangi. Several emphasized the involvement of a hotel owner’s son and guards, while others focused on the police arrests of three or more suspects. A few outlets highlighted the professor being subjected to "severe torture" or recounting "brutal assault and threats," but these terms were used only by those excerpts that quoted such language directly. Some also mentioned protests on campus, though this detail appeared only in a single outlet.
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Two more security guards arrested over assault on KU professor
The Karachi Police have arrested two more security guards in connection with the assault on Karachi University’s Department of Islamic Learning Chairman Professor Arif Saqi, taking the total number of suspects arrested in the case to five. The newly arrested suspects have been identified as Gul Sher and Taj Muhammad. The main suspect, Konain Ali Gohar Shah, remains at large. According to police...
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Police arrest two guards named in KU professor torture case
Police arrest two security guards in the KU professor torture case involving Professor Arif Khan Saqi in Karachi.
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Two more arrested over alleged assault of Karachi University professor
Teachers, students protest on campus against alleged assault of Islamic Learning Department chairman
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KU professor subjected to ‘severe torture’ after traffic dispute
A University of Karachi professor was allegedly subjected to severe torture after a double-cabin vehicle hit the online taxi he was travelling in near the city’s Safoora Chowrangi, police said on Tuesday. Arif Saqi, who is the KU Department of Islamic Learning’s chairperson, said: “I was travelling to the University of Karachi in an online […]
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Three held after Karachi University professor assaulted at Safoora Chowrangi
KARACHI: Police on Tuesday arrested three suspects after a senior faculty member of the University of Karachi and his nephew were allegedly assaulted with pistol butts following a minor traffic accident near Safoora Chowrangi, police said. East Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Zubair Nazir Sheikh told Dawn that the victims were University of Karachi’s Islamic Learning Department chairman D...
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Three detained over assault on Karachi University ...
Police have detained three people over the alleged assault of University of Karachi Professor Arif Khan Saqi, head of the Department of Islamic Studies.
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KU professor allegedly assaulted, detained at Karachi hotel after road-rage dispute
KARACHI: University of Karachi’s Chairman of the Department of Islamic Learning, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arif Khan Saqi, was allegedly assaulted and forcibly detained for several hours at a Karachi hotel following a road accident, police officials said on Tuesday. In a video statement, Prof. Saqi said he was travelling to...
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Karachi University professor subjected to 'severe torture'
KU Department of Islamic Learning Chairman Arif Saqi is seen after being subjected to torture by a hotel owner’s son and his guards on September 8, 2026. — Geo News/screengrabProfessor says double-cabin vehicle hit online taxi.Says two shots were fired by hotel owner’s...
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