Speaking on condition of anonymity, another student said Soofi was “suave and charismatic”
Nadir Soofi
Islamabad: Nadir Soofi, one of the gunmen who attacked a Texas venue hosting a contest to draw the Prophet Mohammed, was a charismatic “ladies’ man” as a teenager, contemporaries from an elite Pakistani school said.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, another student said Soofi was “suave and charismatic”. “Whatever fundamentalist indoctrination occurred, it happened after he graduated and moved to the US. Soofi’s mother taught art at the guarded school, which is popular with diplomats and rich Pakistanis, several of his contemporaries said.
He took part in theatre productions, and another schoolmate said Soofi starred as the lead in “Bye Bye Birdie”, a musical inspired by Elvis Presley,transforming him from a sweet, shy boy into “a confident heartthrob”. His mother said that she was shocked by news of what Soofi had done in Texas.
( Source : AFP )
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