City loses 12 people in acts of violence

Zahoor Ahmad Kiyani belonged to the Ahmadiya committee and was shot dead near Orangi Town.

KARACHI:

At least 12 people were killed in separate acts of targeted killings and other kinds of violence in parts of the city on Wednesday.

A man belonging to the Ahmadiyya community, Zahoor Ahmed Kiyani, 46, was shot and killed along with his neighbour, Noorul Wahid, in Mujahid Colony area of Orangi Town. The police officials told The Express Tribune that the deceased was sitting outside the house with his neighbour, when at least two armed men on a motorcycle came up-close and shot him multiple times.

When the neighbour ran after the culprits to stop them from escaping, they shot him dead too. The bodies were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for autopsy and were later handed over to their families.

Kiyani was an employee of the Anti-Narcotics Forces and was posted to the Anti-Smuggling Unit in Pakistan Customs. On the other hand, Ahmadiyya community spokesperson, Saleemuddin, condemned the incident and demanded the law enforcers to arrest the culprits. “Kiyani sahib had no enmity with anyone,” he said, adding, “He was killed by armed men on sectarian basis.” The police have registered an FIR No. 386/13 against unidentified people and have initiated further investigation.

Muhammad Yousuf, 40, son of Inayatullah and a teenager, Ataur Rehman, son of Kalam Shah were killed and a nine-year-old boy, Sajid, son of Taj Mohammad was wounded when unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate firing near Malik Agha Hotel on Super Highway. SHO Naeem Khan said the culprits belonged to the Waliur Rehman group of Taliban, who came to the the slain TTP commander Sher Khan Mehsud’s area and resorted to indiscriminate firing to create chaos in the area. The victims had no affiliation with any outlawed organisation. No case was registered.

Two mutilated bodies were found from Band Murad Goth within Surjani Town police station limits. The police officials said that the papers found from the victims’ pockets revealed that the victims were, Haji Abdul Razzak, 50, and Pathan Khan, 35. The police said that both the victims were  tortured and shot multiple times. The victims were kidnapped from Lyari and Hub Chowki areas separately and later the culprits dumped their bodies.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 22^nd, 2013.