KARACHI,
August 14 (Online): The unbridled spree of violence continued overnight in the
metropolis during which at least three people including a unit incharge and an
operative of a political party were killed, officials said on Tuesday. According
to details, some miscreants riding a motorcycle opened firing near Madina
Masjid in the city area of Saeedabad, killing Sunni Tehreek’s office-bearer
Aftab Chishti and a worker Faheem Qadri on the spot. Three other persons
sustained injuries in the incident. The incident spawned tension in the entire
area, raising apprehension that situation may aggravate during the next some
days. The ST leader Shahid Ghauri termed the incident as the failure of the
government. Meantime, after the incident of double murders here in Baldia Town,
heavy contingent of police conducted search operation in Manghopir areas of
Kanwari Colony, Pakhtoonabad and Sultanabad amidst security cordon and took in
custody over 25 suspected people. According to police sources, weapons,
narcotics and snatched motorbikes were also recovered from the possession of
the arrested miscreants. Police said the suspects are being further
interrogated. A youth Asif gunned down near Nursery bus-stop at
Shahra-e-Faisal. The deceased was resident of Gulshan-e-Maimar. Meantime, a
firing incident took place near Khyber Chowk in Frontier Colony where a local
office-bearer of a political party Amir Sardar and workers Rehmat Ali and Bakht
Khan and an unknown passer-by lost their lives.
Earlier
on Monday, some unidentified opened fire in Frontier Colony area of Orangi Town
and critically wounded four people. The
injured were rushed to Jinnah Hospital where ANP activists Toor Khan and Zahid
Khan and a passerby succumbed to their injuries. Panic gripped the area after
the incident and all the markets were shut down. Some unidentified persons
opened fire in Federal B Area and Mominabad and forced the traders to close
their shops.
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