Shots fired at lawmaker's car in Hyderabad.

HYDERABAD -- Sunday night's incident of firing on the vehicle of Sindh Assembly member Nasir Qureshi, who belongs to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), remained a mystery till late Tuesday evening.

He had claimed that the incident took place at a place falling within the jurisdiction of the Pinyari police station.

MPA Qureshi, a resident of the Noorani Basti area, himself made it mysterious when he declined to lodge an FIR although he narrated the episode to the police.

According to him, he left his house in Noorani Basti to have tea at the house of his party's councillor in the area, Mr Saeed. After disembarking from his double-cabin vehicle, he headed for Saeed's house and minutes later some unknown persons riding motorcycles fired shots on his vehicle while he was standing outside the house. Three bullet pockmarks were visible above the wheel on the rear side of his vehicle.

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