Police, acting on a tip-off, shot dead the chief of the gang, Maab Baloch, who was allegedly involved in 70 different criminal acts including theft and extortion.
Baloch's associate, Yasin Golden, was also killed in the clash.
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Incidents of armed gangs fighting each other and targeting security forces are rampant in this restive neighbourhood. Earlier on January 20, at least fifteen people, mostly adolescent children belonging to the Hindu community, were wounded in a grenade attack in Old City area in what officials believe was a gang related attack.
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Heartfelt condolence to Zulfiqar Mirza on the murder of his children in Lyari.