Karachi violence: At least 19 killed within 24 hours

Police, rangers arrest one robber from Hazara Chowk, wanted criminal Dada Baskar from Lyari.


Our Correspondent/web Desk July 15, 2012

KARACHI: As the spate of unrest continues in the city, at least 18 people  have been killed within 24 hours due to firing and other incidences of violence, Express News reported on Sunday.

A political activist was shot dead by unknown armed men in the New Karachi area, while a body of another activist was found in the Shirin Jinnah Colony. Two others, also belonging to a political party, were injured in Korangi.

An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was killed at Safora Goth within the limits of Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station. Police officials said that the deceased identified as Shakeel aka Mamu, was sitting in front his house when two men riding on a motorcycle targeted him. He was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where he succumbed to his injuries.

Meanwhile, a personnel of the Pakistan Navy succumbed to his injuries during treatment at JPMC. He was injured near Natha Khan Goth within Shah Faisal Colony police station on Saturday night.

He was identified as Kamran Ali.

Police officials said that the incident took place when a group of criminals opened fire at the police mobile near Natha Khan Goth in which a police head constable, namely Ghulam Raza was killed while a Navy personnel who was passing from there was injured.

One person was shot to death in Malir whereas the body of one woman was recovered from Sohrab Goth.

Two men were killed in the Baloch Para area of Orangi Town whereas a gagged and bound body was recovered from Memon Goth.

Unknown assailaints killed Jaman Shah and his wife in Khokarapar No 4  after forcibly entering their residence.

In Orangi Town No 12, Syed Faisal Jamal, a Sindh High Court (SHC) employee, and Jamil Baloch of Baldia town were killed in separate incidents of firing.

Two tortured bodies were recovered from ditches in the Aaso Goth area of Malir and al Asif Square in Sohrab Goth.

A truck driver, Fatehullah in the Korangi Industrial Area and a man identified as Shiraz Memon were killed on Jamshed Road, both in incidents of firing.

Police and rangers arrested one robber in a search operation in the Hazara Chowk area of Natha Khan and a wanted criminal, Dada Baskar, was arrested from the Bakra Peeri area of Lyari.

Police arrest extortionists, killer

In a police operation, security personnel arrested three extortionists and a killer accused of murdering a member of a political party.

According to DSP Wasif Qureshi, the extortionists - identified as Shakir Dawood, Imran and Siraj - were involved in blackmailing traders across the city for money.

Qureshi added that these extortionists had recently demanded Rs2 million from a trader.

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