Same guns used in multiple cop killings

A terrifying new chapter of targeted terror is unfolding in Karachi as policemen continue to fall prey to ruthless gunmen. Investigators now believe not one but two militant groups are actively hunting down law enforcers, carrying out a string of deadly ambushes across the city.

Explosive revelations suggest the same weapons are being recycled in attack after attack. Ballistic evidence links the killing of Constable Saqib in Defence Phase I and a shooting in Malir to one firearm, while the brazen assault on a police mobile in Gizri was carried out with a gun already tied to earlier strikes.

Sources fear the two groups may be working in tandem, deliberately unleashing fear in the ranks of Karachi Police. Yet, shockingly, the city's multi-million-rupee ballistic testing machine has been lying dead for months, forcing detectives to match bullet casings manually — a process slow, unreliable, and crippling critical investigations. Not a single suspect has been nabbed, while 14 policemen martyred this year alone.