Target killing: 5 killed, 1 injured in Karachi

13 people have been killed within the last 24 hours in Karach­i.

KARACHI: Target killings continued in Karachi, as one Rangers sub-inspector and four other people were killed, Express News reported on Thursday. Thirteen people have been killed within the last 24 hours.

Unidentified people open fired near Korangi No 2.5 area, killing Ranger’s Sub-Inspector Abdul Hameed Chachar.

Firing in the area of Napier, close to Spencer Eye Hospital, left one person dead and one severely injured. Both could not be identified, and the injured was reported to be in critical condition. According to the police, both men were kidnapped and then bullets were drilled in to their bodies.

In a separate incident, one person was killed when unidentified people opened fired on Maripur road in the Kalri area.

Unknown people entered a house and killed the owner, Asad Hussain, in the area of Zamaan Town.