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Target killing claims another 17 lives in Karachi
KARACHI: Another wave of target killings hit Karachi that killed 17 people including Geo News reporter Wali Kahan Babar in different parts of the country's commercial capital, Geo News reported.At least seven people were killed yesterday while ten more lost lives after 12:00 am.
The most serious incident occurred in Orangi Town when armed men attacked a bus of route 1-D near Qasba More, in which six people, including a seven-year-old girl Dua and a woman, were killed.
The bodies and the injured were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed and Qatar Hospitals.
Those killed were identified as Faraz, Rashid Anwar, Javed and Dua while two remained unidentified. Later, large contingents of police and Rangers started patrolling the affected areas.
In another incident, a man identified as Hamaad, an MQM supporter, was shot dead in Liaquatabad area late night. Police said the victim was standing outside his house when two armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire on him.
Hammad was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where he died. After his death, a large number of MQM leaders and workers reached the hospital and demanded immediate arrest of his killers.
Earlier, unidentified assailants riding a two-wheeler opened fire on ANP Sindh Secretary General Basheer Jan and his colleague Arshad near the Civic Center. As a result, both received injuries and were rushed to the JPMC, where their condition is stated to be out of danger.
Police said that Basheer Jan had come to visit an office in Gulshan area when he was attacked by some unknown armed men who later managed to flee from the scene. The ANP leader received bullets on both hands and on the back, hospital sources said. Police have registered a case and started investigation.
Violence and firing incidents were reported from different parts of the city, including Manghopir, Orangi Town, Qasba More and the Kati Pehari area.
Since the beginning of the year, in the last 13 days, 18 people were killed in target killings out of a total of 35 who were murdered. Five were ANP activists, four MQM, one Haqiqi, one PPP, one belonged to the Fiqh Jafferia and one was a policeman.
Courtesy www.geo.tv