Jameel Khan (scholar)

Jameel Khan (1953 – 9 October 2004) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, columnist and co-foundeder of Iqra Rauzatul Atfal Trust.

[1] He was regularly associated with the Daily Jang, and was especially active in organizing Islamic pages and special publications on religious topics and personalities.

[2] Mufti Jameel Ahmed Khan and his companion Maulana Nazir Taunsvi were shot dead by unknown gunmen on 9 October 2004 near the Guru Mandir Chorangi, Karachi.

The Government of Sindh has offered a reward of Rs 2 million to anyone who can identify the militants responsible for the attack.

[1] In February 2022, the suspected terrorist Haider Zaidi alias Salim Bhai, a member of the outlawed group, was detained by Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Civil Line during an operation in the Mosumiyat neighbourhood of Karachi.