Gunmen wound Egyptian UNICEF worker in Karachi
The motive for the attack was not entirely clear, but police said it may have been a robbery gone wrong.
The shooting followed an attack in July when two men working on the World Health Organization’s polio campaign were wounded.
On Sunday three international UN workers were leaving a restaurant in Karachi’s wealthy Clifton suburb when gunmen approached them, said Fayyaz Laghari, the provincial Inspector General.
As they drove off, the gunmen pursued them and opened fire, he said. An Egyptian working for the United Nations Children’s Fund was shot in the shoulder, he said. It was not clear which agency the other two men worked for.
Karachi is Pakistan’s financial hub and home to 18 million people.
Deadly shootings are a daily occurrence and the city is plagued by an epidemic of violent crime. It is also home to a number of sectarian groups and fighters allied to the Taliban insurgency.
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When Karachi will be back in normalcy again? Now foreign nationals have been targeted.Administration should look into the matter that nothing should go out of hand.
Yeah man, the taleban were surfing the web.. and found your comment. they say sorry for what they have done and say they wont do it again lol.. comeon seriously? @USMAN786:
Please let these humanitarian worker do their job in Pakistan and donot further spoil the image of this land of pure. They provide assistance worth billions and we create trouble for them in return. UNICEF build schools, educates children, provided child health facilities. So lets not disturb our kids future if any in this country.