Violence: Two PPP activists among 11 killed in Karachi on Thursday
At least seven people were shot dead near Sohrab goth in a single attack.
Two PPP activists also killed in the city. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
Violence blitzed through Karachi on Thursday with 11 people being killed in various incidents in the city.
At least seven people were killed in an attack on Nadir hotel in Sohrab goth area, near Superhighway in of Karachi, Express News reported.
The police are still investigating the matter.
In addition to the attack in Sohrab goth, two activists of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) were killed in North Karachi on Thursday in what police said was an attack by gangsters.
Abdul Ghani and Naeem Ahmed, both in their 20s, were shot at multiple times at a PPP local office near Anda Mor, police said.
"According to eyewitness accounts and other information gleaned from the area, the attackers were part of a gang which runs a narcotics ring in the nearby Pakhtunabad locality," said SP Salman Hussain.
Police said nine of the bullets were fired from 9mm pistols by four men who had come on two bikes.
Earlier on Thursday, work at lower courts was suspended after a staff member was killed in what police says could be another sectarian killing in the volatile city, which has been in grip of tit-for-tat murders for months.
Bashir Khan, a stenographer at the District and Sessions Judge Central’s court, was shot dead by two unidentified men who intercepted him near the Lucky Star intersection while he was on way to the city courts, police said.
"Two shooters, both wearing helmets, were on a bike. They pumped four bullets into Khan," said DSP Zameer Abbasi. "We have already investigated different aspects and most probable cause seems to be sectarian."
Khan, who was in his 50s, lives in Jet Lines area where he was associated with a mosque, he said. "But he was a peaceful man. His association went just as far as Tableegi rounds."
Soon after news of his killing reached the lower courts, staff came out in protest. One of Khan’s colleagues said, that it was not in victim’s nature to confront anyone. "I doubt if this could have happened because of his dealing with cases at the courts."
Violence blitzed through Karachi on Thursday with 11 people being killed in various incidents in the city.
At least seven people were killed in an attack on Nadir hotel in Sohrab goth area, near Superhighway in of Karachi, Express News reported.
The police are still investigating the matter.
In addition to the attack in Sohrab goth, two activists of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) were killed in North Karachi on Thursday in what police said was an attack by gangsters.
Abdul Ghani and Naeem Ahmed, both in their 20s, were shot at multiple times at a PPP local office near Anda Mor, police said.
"According to eyewitness accounts and other information gleaned from the area, the attackers were part of a gang which runs a narcotics ring in the nearby Pakhtunabad locality," said SP Salman Hussain.
Police said nine of the bullets were fired from 9mm pistols by four men who had come on two bikes.
Earlier on Thursday, work at lower courts was suspended after a staff member was killed in what police says could be another sectarian killing in the volatile city, which has been in grip of tit-for-tat murders for months.
Bashir Khan, a stenographer at the District and Sessions Judge Central’s court, was shot dead by two unidentified men who intercepted him near the Lucky Star intersection while he was on way to the city courts, police said.
"Two shooters, both wearing helmets, were on a bike. They pumped four bullets into Khan," said DSP Zameer Abbasi. "We have already investigated different aspects and most probable cause seems to be sectarian."
Khan, who was in his 50s, lives in Jet Lines area where he was associated with a mosque, he said. "But he was a peaceful man. His association went just as far as Tableegi rounds."
Soon after news of his killing reached the lower courts, staff came out in protest. One of Khan’s colleagues said, that it was not in victim’s nature to confront anyone. "I doubt if this could have happened because of his dealing with cases at the courts."