Violence continues unabated: Three men shot dead

Two men on motorcycles behind all three killings.

KARACHI: Three members of a political party were among the six people killed in separate incidents of violence on Tuesday.

The unit-in-charge of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s medical aid committee at Qatar Hospital, 45-year-old Abdul Hafiz Qureshi Khalilullah, was shot dead by two unidentified men on a motorcycle near the hospital in Orangi. The culprits escaped before the police arrived. Additionally, a former unit in-charge of the party, 35-year-old Asif Ansari, was shot dead and another member of the party, Shariq, were wounded by two men on a motorcycle in the limits of Sher Shah police station. The deceased and injured were transferred to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

A supporter of Pakistan Peoples Party, 40-year-old Adnan Khan Haji, was shot dead by two armed men on a motorcycle near his home in Orangi.  The deceased was a  blacksmith by profession and was at work when the incident occurred. The motive behind the incident has yet to be determined.



A man, 58-year-old Ashraf Hussain, was shot dead by two unidentified armed men on a motorcycle. His body was taken to Jinnah hospital.

In a separate incident, a labourer, 38-year-old Arshad Mohammad, was shot dead near his home in Keamari. The culprit managed to escape before the police arrived. According to the police, the incident occurred after a land dispute. Additionally, a 30-year-old man, Rab Nawaz Nizamuddin, was found dead in Bhains Colony area. According to the police, the deceased had been strangled to death. His body was taken to Jinnah hospital.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 3^rd, 2013.