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.
KARACHI:
Gunmen wounded an Egyptian working for the United Nations Children’s Fund when they fired on his vehicle in Karachi on Sunday, police said.
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.
Gunmen wounded an Egyptian working for the United Nations Children’s Fund when they fired on his vehicle in Karachi on Sunday, police said.
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.