On the 13 of May, Mr. Abdul Waheed Khan, a well known human rights defender, social activist and educationist was assassinated by unknown gunmen. This is the second time in as many months that an activist with the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) has been murdered. The OPP works with poor working class communities in Karachi to improve education, urban living conditions, primary health care and advocacy for human right abuses. Once again, it is suspected that the killers, from one of the local elites, were in collusion with the local military and police forces.
On the 13 of May, Mr. Abdul Waheed Khan, a well known human rights defender, social activist and educationist was assassinated by unknown gunmen. This is the second time in as many months that an activist with the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) has been murdered. The OPP works with poor working class communities in Karachi to improve education, urban living conditions, primary health care and advocacy for human right abuses. Once again, it is suspected that the killers, from one of the local elites, were in collusion with the local military and police forces.
