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Gunmen kill Lyari Amn Committee leader Zafar Baloch in Karachi
KARACHI: Unknown gunmen killed leader of Lyari Amn Committee Zafar Baloch along with his aide on late Wednesday.
According to police, four gunmen on two motorcycles sprayed Zafar Baloch and Muhammad Ali with bullets, who were on their way home on a motorcycle at Lyari’s Bizenjo Chowk and managed to flee.
Baloch and Ali were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment where they succumbed to their injuries. Baloch received bullet in his chest which proved fatal.
Tension gripped Lyari and adjacent areas following the killing of Zafar Baloch.
SSP Fasal Bashir Memon said that heavy contingent of police and Rangers were deployed in Lyari following the incident.
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) MPA from Lyari Sania Naz condemned the killing of Zafar Baloch.
The assassination comes amid Rangers and police targeted operation in Karachi weeks after the government decided to purge the metropolis of criminals.
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