Attacks took place in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Sohrab Goth, while a body was found in Bahria Town. PHOTO: FILE
Unidentified men shot two people dead in Gulshan-e-Iqbal near Moti Mahal and fled the scene of the crime. The victims were identified as two brothers, Sajid and Abid.
After the incident, enraged protesters took to the streets and blocked roads leading towards Moti Mahal and Nipa Chowrangi. The demonstrators threw stones at cars and burnt tyres, demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible.
A police officer, who was injured in a firing incident in Sachal Goth near Super Highway earlier today, succumbed to his injuries.
In a separate incident, a man was shot dead by unidentified men in Sohrab Goth near Indus Plaza.
A body bearing torture marks was also found from Bahria Town earlier today. The deceased was identified as Munir.
In another incident, unidentified persons opened fire and killed a man near Old Golimar in Pak Colony.
A man was also shot dead on Link Road in Gulshan-e-Hadeed area of Karachi.
Earlier this morning, three people were killed and four others were injured when armed assailants had opened fire near a juice store in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. Six armed men riding on three motorcycles had shot at people gathered near a popular juice store near Maskan intersection in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The deceased were identified as Nadir, Ghulam Ali and Hussain Ali.
Political involvement?
A Rangers spokesperson said there was evidence of a political party being involved in the attacks. The spokesperson alleged that the attacks were part of a plot to upset the law and order situation in the city.
The spokesperson also stated that the responsible persons would be brought to justice.
Police registered FIRs for all the cases but no one has been arrested as yet.
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The city of Karachi is the Life line of Pakistan Trade . No1 . All Foreign diplomatic mission must be sen to Islamabad . No 2. Put a band to all political Party s in Karachi for some time till peace & Scurity to it citizens , up to return normality.
First of all the ongoing political instability is still a risk to the implementation of a continuous economic policy.Development of basic infrastructure of a continuous economic policy by the past political party s .The country's pervasive corruption has never been eradicated. In fact , its getting worse, as graft scandals have often come along with the past government's massive spending policies.The private sector can play an influential role by pressing the government to implement policies for long term sustainable growth with having the temperament to cop skillfully with market trends & Increase employment for that we need more talented economically not politically leaders in Karachi . God gift like Karachi sea port is not to be used by political party den for their mass corruption games but for only trading export & Import let the army look after Karachi till the time up to return normality .
A foreign citizen living abroad for quarter of a century not only threatens to break Pakistan but also the killings start in a timely fashion. MQM has been in power both provincial and federal more than any other party in Pakistan yet they play as if they had nothing to do with any govt. There has not been a single military dictator that MQM has not supported. While their supporters are unhappy at Bilawal returning to his native land they are ruled by a foreigner who has given up his citizenship for might Pound. Those calling PPP as heridatory politics fail to admit they are being ruled by a lifetime chief by remote control. While some leaders and thier kids come back to Pakistan after their "forced exile" some enjoy millions in cash and criticize these foreign educated kids. IK, Sharif and Altaf can have mansions in the UK but those coming back to native land after educations are not Pakistanis! Once again MQM is paying back the favors Gen Mush and military including Zia.
I am sick and tired of PTI and its violence. IK needs to resign and his supporters locked up for killing innocent people. In Karachi there only 2 peace loving parties-MQM and PPP and they both deserve our gratitude for their hard work in keeping the population down.
@Truthprevails: 100% agreed. I am ready to vote for anyone who can ban these parties.
May God save Karachi from MQM. Amen!
Ban PPP & MQM simple as that. Aren't these 2 parties ruling sindh since decades what good have they done except for filling their pockets and making big claims via telephone & twitter ET pls publish this
all the violence in Karachi is done in the name of MQM, this is definitely PPP who are angry on getting their delimitation amendments rejected by Sindh court, don't you guys see that the firing was done in maskan area of Gulshan e Iqbal on a neutral crowd i.e. juice shop or juice cart and this area is MQM hold and you think MQM is gonna create violence in their own areas, for God sake open up your eyes or let me think that Pakistan died with 1971, height of dislikeness and defamation against mohajirs
And the MQM returns - episode 234
this is what MQM gets by raising voice for more development of karachi and hyderabad
@ABC: No, "everyone" does not know who this political party is. What I do know is that PPP is the ruling party of Sindh for the last several years. Is it not their job to maintain peace and order. Or do you not know their involvement in corruption, land encroachment, and murder and mayhem???? And, if you are not hinting at them, and saying that "everyone knows who this political party is," then being the ruling party, is PPP not being criminal in not apprehending the leadership of the political party you are hinting at?? You are nothing but a hate-monger.
@abdullah: I think statements like yours are anti-people, anti-Pakistan, and inhumane. For someone like me who can care less for any political party, and my main concern is the lives of innocent human beings, be they of any ethnicity, or religion, or color, or belonging to any linguistic group; your statement does not help understand the situation at all. I have seen clear evidence of involvement of each and every political party in murder of mayhem, so when people like you point to a single group I attribute it to bigotry and hatred. Newspaper spaces, in my view, are sacred spaces, which should be used by us to spread good, peace, and solace, and to educate and inform; not to spread evil and darkness like you just did.
Ultimately, it is the State's responsibility to provide law and order and peace and security to its' citizens. If it fails to deliver, it should resign, no matter what their mandate has been. PPP, being the ruling party in Sindh for the last several years, and after failing to control the law and order, and refusing to devolve political authority to local governments is solely responsible for these murders.
Don`t you people fear Almighty Allah, when kill innocent peoples? Days are not away when Be Awaz Lathi will hit you.
Meanwhile, bilawal says he wana rescue ppl of kpk from pti.
If police and law enforcers do not name 'NAMALOOM' political party then they are hand in gloves.
Thanks MQM.
@Khurram:MQM
@Dani: I wont blame any party. its us who are supporting a party who is actually behind the killing of innocents. shame on all of us who are supporting the real terrorists
And for last 4 decades our parliament and politicians couldn't declare this a terrorist organization. How many more people will loose their lives due to the indifference of our political 'rulers'?
These people should be sent back to where they came from. They have destroyed my land.
Bilawil Bhutto Zardari, before talking about other provinces please look at your province where PPP has been ruling for 25 years. Save the Sindh that your party ruined before you come to save other provinces.
which political party name please either PPP , PTI , PMLN , MQM or JI
disclose the party name publically otherwise you will be part of the culprits for hiding their names.
Pakistani law enforcement agencies are here to collect bodies and give us a proper count. Regards..
"A Rangers spokesperson said there was evidence of a political party being involved in the attacks. The spokesperson alleged that the attacks were part of a plot to upset the law and order situation in the city."
I request the Ranger officials to name the political party involved, we have had enough of this name saving. Name and shame the party, enough of this namaloom afrad and namaloon political party!!
And this is the reason that political party would never find mainstream acceptance from ordinary citizens other than those belonging to a certain ethnicity...All its valid good points are eaten up by their strong belief in violence and intimidation.
Put a complete ban on involved terrorist parties like canada
God help my city.
ET: i think everybody knows which party this is........
A regular PPP response. Same happened at kutee paharee and the Rangers could not make it there to rescue civillians for good 4 days