Ajmal Sawand, a progressive academic who taught at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in Sukkur, Sindh, and had returned to Pakistan eight years ago after earning a PhD from France, was killed allegedly by armed men belonging to the Sundrani tribe over an ongoing dispute involving “honour”.
Dr Mohammad Ajmal Sawand had done his PhD in France in Artificial Intelligence. He had been an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Paris Descartes. He was also a research associate affiliated with the same university.
Assailants opened indiscriminate fire at Dr Sawand’s car in the Shalo area of Kandhkot while he was on his way back to Sukkur from his Shawli village.
The curse of feudalism.
Dr. Ajmal Sawand, a Professor in IBA Sukkur, Ph.D. from France who had returned to Pakistan to serve his people was murdered today over a tribal conflict. He was shot dead.
/1#ajmalsawand pic.twitter.com/fVo2jelxFA— Shamila Ghyas (@ShamilaGhyas) April 6, 2023
Dr. M Ajmal Sawand had done both his Masters and Ph.D. in France. He had been an Assistant Prof of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Paris Descartes, Paris. He was also a research associate affiliated with the same university.
/2— Shamila Ghyas (@ShamilaGhyas) April 6, 2023
Dr Sawand was killed due to an ongoing conflict between the two groups from Sundrani and Sawand clans over a matter of ‘honour’. The conflict started in 2022.
Dawn reported that the conflict involved a girl from the Sundrani clan and a man from the Sawand community. After being declared ‘karo’, the man was murdered in September, while the fate of the girl, who was declared ‘kari’ remains unclear.
Meanwhile, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) also took notice of the incident and condemned the murder.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has ordered a thorough investigation into the incident.
پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری کی کندھکوٹ میں آئی بی اے سکھر کے پروفیسر اجمل ساوند کے قتل کی مذمت
چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری کی سندھ پولیس کو پروفیسر اجمل ساوند کے قتل کی جلد تحقیقات اور ذمہ داران کو فوری کیفرکردار تک پہنچانے کی ہدایت@BBhuttoZardari
— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) April 6, 2023
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