Another day of murders

KARACHI: At least five more men were murdered and one injured on Saturday in the ongoing wave of target killings.

Two men were killed when unidentified armed men opened fire at a taxi in Bukhari Colony within the jurisdiction of the Orangi Town police station. SHO Raja Tariq said that the identities of both men have yet to be ascertained and the reason behind this attack also remains unknown.

Another man, identified as Asif, was shot dead by unidentified men outside a bus-stop within the jurisdiction of the SITE-A police station. His body was taken to the Civil Hospital Karachi for an autopsy and was later handed over to his family.

The police have registered an FIR against the accused men on the complaint of Muhammad Yousaf, the brother of the deceased, and are investigating the matter.

A member of the Peoples Aman Committee, identified as 29-year-old Anwar, was also gunned down by unidentified armed men on Shah Waliullah Road near Memon Society within the jurisdiction of the Kalri police station, said SHO Yousaf Baloch. The body was taken to the Civil Hospital Karachi for an autopsy. Meanwhile, a case has yet to be registered regarding the murder.

A rickshaw driver, identified as Asad, was killed in Ayub Goth within the jurisdiction of the Sohrab Goth police station. “He was killed by a passenger,” said DSP Irfan Bahadur, who added that the police are further investigating the matter.

Meanwhile, some men attacked an unidentified man, believed to be in his 30s, with a knife within the jurisdiction of the Iqbal Market police station. The police took the injured man to a hospital where doctors say he is unconscious.

A mob set a motorcycle on fire in Chishti Nagar while some people also set ablaze a Suzuki within the limits of the Iqbal Market police station.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 22^nd, 2010.