Police investigating the site where the Navy officer was shot. PHOTO: EXPRESS
According to security sources, it was a targeted attack on Lieutenant Commander Azeem Haider, and all navy officers had been earlier informed of a possible attack.
Lt Haider got three bullet injuries to his chest and was shifted to PNS Shifa Hospital.
It was earlier reported that Lt Haider was investigating the PNS Mehran attack, but security sources denied the officer’s involvement in the investigation.
Targeted killings have been on the rise in Karachi at the same time when the Supreme Court is hearing a suo motu case on the law and order situation in the city.
Rangers have also been given additional powers to deal with the ongoing violence and to carry out security operations.
Correction: Express News had earlier misreported that Lt Haider has succumbed to his injuries. The error is regretted.
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@Voice of D.I.Khan: it's Lt cdr Azeem hussain kazmi
I visited Karachi in January 2013 and witnessed the drama of Tahir Ul Qadri who had the full backing of Pakistan Army. Visit Karachi Cant area. It is quiet calm. If you want to enter Karachi Cant area, you have to go to an office and fill up a form and then you are allowed in. This is as if you are going to another country. I was in Karachi from 1947 to 1962. There was no such checking on movements by Pakistanis. They can visit any place. Just like, London, Washington, etc. Pakistan Army cantonments are right in the centre of big cities. This is to show the people that we are mighty and control the nation.
The lawlessness that we see can be dealt with if just one or two criminals are arrested and publicly sentenced. This happens all over the world. Criminals are caught and sentenced. In Karachi in broad-day light, crimes take place. NO ACTION. I still remember the scene of broad daylight looting of shops in Boulton Market, Karachi during the dictatorship of General Musharraf. NO ONE was apprehended. When General Musharraf was in power, he did not pursue the cases against criminals and on the contrary gave them a pardon. What does it show?
nothing new. every body knows he is being targeted only because he belongs to SHIA sect. and @ Roshan u missed the names of Soneri bank employee and justice who were also gunned down in Lahore in crime of being Shia
For some money human being has become an animal by killing a fellow human beings. I know quite a few Shia people but I will not kill them. Wah insaan ko daykho janwar bun gaya, yahee loge mulk ka naam badnam ker rahain hain. They should be called enemy of the state/traitors.
@Rizwan: one thing we do know and that is killing in the name of religion and sect is wrong.
These are the people and masses, and whole of our thinking machine!!!! Our generations,children and almost all the believers are made to convince that the one who does not believe and share our philosophy is an infidel and wajalul qatal and a bad believer!!!!! Let,s change this way of thinking . Do not allow any one to differentiate among us along the lines of faith or sect. Do not allow the out spoken religious clergy to make comments on other,s faith. Do not encourage the printed matter being spread in my streets and society on grounds of faith and hatred. And finally do not put your head in the sand by saying that this is being done by a foreign hand.these are our children ,we will have to stop them , Ourselve!!!!
very sad indeed
What a hapless nation ours??? Sad, sad, sad indeed. Desperate to get out and live amongst humans again. People cultured and open-minded enough to let others live by the edicts of their own beliefs, religion or values. Sickening.
@Express Tribune:
Lt Cmd Syed Azeem Haider is critically injured but not dead. Please correct the news of his death from your webpage. Thanks
P.S. Readers requested to pray for his speedy recovery.
Guys, don't be so naive. Foreign powers trying to start sectarian war in Pakistan. wake up to it. Instead of spreading this hatred here, stand up together against enemies of Pakistan.
Wherever there is a target killing, area police officer and elected people should be nominated in the FIR and punished. When there was no technology to investigate crimes, Sher Shah Suri punished the responsible officers to keep the peace in tact.
@Abdullah: These killings are targeted attacks on a minority sect in Pakistan. Can you please tell us whether these 47 killings were targeted attacks due to their religious beliefs or the result of other issues/enemities?
@Roshan: who is blocking you stand up whole Pakistan will stand with you!!!
People are jumping to the conclusion about this unfortunate killing, it could be a matter of a gun misfiring while being cleaned.
Yet another failure of the government but I think we should be blamed for all the killings failures because we nominated our destroyers
Another tragic incident, but unless fair reporting is done, this won't stop since there have been about 47 Sunnis been killed in the past one week, but not highlighted.
Why they are killing each others. We have our matters with Allah. This small thing we can't understand. We can not decide who is wrong or right. Only Allah knows.
When the state does nothing the perception that it is complicit can not be ignored.
Syed Azeem Haider Kazami (Karachi) > Navy officer > Gunned down (Mission accomplished) Prof Dr Syed Ali Haideir (Lahore) > Eye surgeon > Gunned down (Mission accomplished) Syed Ali Murtaza (Lahore) > Prof's 12 years old son > Gunned down (Mission accomplished) 1250 Shias in Quetta >in the past three years only > Gunned down (Mission accomplished) What is wrong with our government, state and its people? When we'll stand up and say 'ENOUGH is ENOUGH'...
May the departed soul rest in peace. Our country is ruled by animals who only worry about their seats in the parliament.
# Shia Genocide!
Ofcourse its a secterian killing. I hope govt doesnt tries to give it some other color!!
Karachi will be turned into another Lebanon.
his full name was Lieutenant Commander Syed Azeem Hyder kazmi. Now you can guess why he was killed.
For those who don't know his full name... SYED AZEEM HAIDER KAZMI... Few days ago SYED ASIF KAZMI, a NAVY OFFICER was also targeted... And the Genocide Continues...