MQM activist, another man killed
On Wednesday, trader Naeem Qureshi survived a murder attempt after he refused to pay extortion.
KARACHI:
At least two people were killed in targeted attacks on Wednesday while parts of the city’s older areas remained volatile in the aftermath of an ethnic clash and protests.
The two dead included a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, who was shot in Korangi. In another attack, Waqar Ahmed, alias Khurram, was shot in Federal B Area but the police said he had no political affiliation and may have been killed over personal enmity.
The body of a 26-year-old Mohammad Yasin was found in a gunny bag near the Baitul Mukarram Masjid in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. Police said that his limbs were tied with rope and he had been shot in the head before his body was dumped. Police suspected that he had been killed over personal enmity.
Attacks and threats to traders continued. On Wednesday, trader Naeem Qureshi survived a murder attempt after he refused to pay extortion.
Two men shot at his car in Sharfabad but Qureshi escaped. He said that the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee and the police were informed about the threats to his life.
In Garden West, traders and shopkeepers closed down their businesses to protest the murder of trader Javed Sattar, who was shot dead inside his shop on Tuesday.
Ethnic clash
Fighting between two ethnic groups resulted in the partial halt of business activity in the areas of Garden, Dhobi Ghat, Usmanabad and Faqir Mohammad Durra Khan road. A rickshaw and three vendor stalls were set on fire while the windows of several houses were shattered because of in the intense firing in the area.
A large contingent of the Rangers and police was put on high alert at in the areas.
Kalakot DSP Nasir Lodhi said that the clash between two ethnic groups – Baloch and Mohajir - took place over a kidnapping issue.
He said that the clash took place at the road between Faqir Mohammad Durra Khan Road, a Baloch-dominated area and Dhobi Ghat, which is mostly populated by the Mohajir community.The kidnapped man, Adnan, was released after the Rangers and police intervened.
In another ethnic-driven conflict, two men riding a motorcycle threw a hand grenade near the KMC Workshop on Nishtar Road. The Bomb Disposal Squad defused the grenade. Lodhi said while the events were unrelated, both were driven by disputes between ethnic groups.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2012.
At least two people were killed in targeted attacks on Wednesday while parts of the city’s older areas remained volatile in the aftermath of an ethnic clash and protests.
The two dead included a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, who was shot in Korangi. In another attack, Waqar Ahmed, alias Khurram, was shot in Federal B Area but the police said he had no political affiliation and may have been killed over personal enmity.
The body of a 26-year-old Mohammad Yasin was found in a gunny bag near the Baitul Mukarram Masjid in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. Police said that his limbs were tied with rope and he had been shot in the head before his body was dumped. Police suspected that he had been killed over personal enmity.
Attacks and threats to traders continued. On Wednesday, trader Naeem Qureshi survived a murder attempt after he refused to pay extortion.
Two men shot at his car in Sharfabad but Qureshi escaped. He said that the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee and the police were informed about the threats to his life.
In Garden West, traders and shopkeepers closed down their businesses to protest the murder of trader Javed Sattar, who was shot dead inside his shop on Tuesday.
Ethnic clash
Fighting between two ethnic groups resulted in the partial halt of business activity in the areas of Garden, Dhobi Ghat, Usmanabad and Faqir Mohammad Durra Khan road. A rickshaw and three vendor stalls were set on fire while the windows of several houses were shattered because of in the intense firing in the area.
A large contingent of the Rangers and police was put on high alert at in the areas.
Kalakot DSP Nasir Lodhi said that the clash between two ethnic groups – Baloch and Mohajir - took place over a kidnapping issue.
He said that the clash took place at the road between Faqir Mohammad Durra Khan Road, a Baloch-dominated area and Dhobi Ghat, which is mostly populated by the Mohajir community.The kidnapped man, Adnan, was released after the Rangers and police intervened.
In another ethnic-driven conflict, two men riding a motorcycle threw a hand grenade near the KMC Workshop on Nishtar Road. The Bomb Disposal Squad defused the grenade. Lodhi said while the events were unrelated, both were driven by disputes between ethnic groups.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2012.