Two PTI members shot during armed robbery attempt in Karachi

Workers identified as Anis, Ameer Hamza; PTI Sindh president criticises govt of neglecting safety of Karachi's youth

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Two Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers were injured in a robbery attempt near Karachi's Nazimabad after resisting street criminals, Express News reported.

The incident occurred on Thursday when the workers, identified as Anis and Ameer Hamza from PTI's Central District, were shot during the robbery and were immediately transferred to Ziauddin Hospital for treatment.

Upon receiving news of the incident, PTI Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh, along with Karachi President Raja Azhar and General Secretary Arsalan Khalid, arrived at the hospital with hundreds of party workers.

Commenting on the shooting, Haleem Adil Sheikh criticised the Sindh government, accusing it of neglecting the safety of Karachi's youth.

"Our two workers have been injured during this robbery. The government has taken on the responsibility of allowing the targeted killings of Karachi's youth," he stated.

He further alleged that for months, young people in Karachi have been targeted and killed, with the police offering no resistance to the criminals.

"Has the Chief Minister and the Inspector General of Sindh given these criminals a 'licence to kill'?" Sheikh questioned.

The PTI leader also highlighted the lack of medical facilities at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, which led to the injured workers being transferred to a private hospital for better treatment.

On July 26, gunfire roared in the expensive commercial area of Khayaban-e-Nishat in the Defence Phase V area of Karachi, leaving five people dead.

According to the police, the armed clash took place between two factions of the Bugti tribe who arrived in the area in their pickup trucks.

The injured were believed to be Mir Ali Haider Bugti and Qaim Ali. Further details suggested that one of the deceased was the grandson of Nawabzada Akbar Bugti, the late chief of the Bugti tribe.