No respite: ANP leader, policeman among five killed

KARACHI:

At least five people, including a local leader of Awami National Party (ANP), were killed on Tuesday in separate incidents across the city.

A 66-year-old-man, Mian Jan, was shot dead in Orangi Town, within the jurisdiction of the Pirabad police station. He was the vice president of the ANP’s union council 6 in Orangi Town. SSP Amir Farooqui told The Express Tribune that the victim was on his way to a mosque near his house to offer Fajr prayers when two armed men on a motorcycle intercepted and shot at him. He died at the spot and the body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. SSP Farooqui said that the motive behind the incident was yet to be ascertained.

Mian Jan’s funeral prayers were offered at the Masjid-e-Aqsa. A large number of people, including ANP leaders Bashir Jan and Ameer Nawab Khan, attended. Bashir Jan told The Express Tribune that Mian Jan was the second member of the party who had been shot since Eidul Azha.

In an unrelated incident, police constable Shuja Hussain Shah was found dead near Civil hospital, within the jurisdiction of Eidgah police station. Police officials said that Shah was posted at the complaint centre at the Central Police Office (CPO) and lived at Kalakot Police Line. He had been kidnapped on Monday night and shot by his abductors.

Separately, a 45-year-old man, Kaleemullah Butt, was gunned down during clash between two groups in Nazimabad. Law enforcers said that Butt lived in Mujahid Colony in Nazimabad and was killed during crossfire between two groups.

Bodies found

The body of a 35-year-old man, identified as Rizwan Akhtar, was found near Crown Cinema, within the jurisdiction of the Kalri police station. Police officials said that deceased lived in Agra Taj Colony, Lyari and was kidnapped on Monday night as he was returning home after visiting his parents in Baldia Town.

Another body of a young man, who has yet to be identified, was found from Sector 7-A, within the jurisdiction of the Orangi Town police station.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 31^st, 2012.