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| ST activist falls victim to target killing in Karachi |
| 2010-08-30 |
| [Pak Daily Times] An activist of the Sunni Tehreek (ST) was shot dead in the Garden police precincts on Sunday, following which a shopkeeper and a hawker were killed and another wounded in riots. Saddar Town SP Javed Akbar Riaz said the victim Irfan Qadri, 22, alias Mama, was fired at by two men on a motorcycle after he came out of the Aqsa Masjid in Ranchore Lines near Mehfooz Sheermal House. The victim died on the spot, while the culprits managed to escape, Riaz said, adding that the police shifted the body to the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) for legal formalities. No case was registered till filing of this report; however, the police claimed they have started their investigation on various aspects of the killing. Moin Qadri, a member of the ST while talking to Daily Times said the victim was an activist and younger brother of ST Lyari sector in-charge Imran Qadri. He condemned the incident and demanded the government to arrest the culprits who were involved in this incident. After the news of the incident spread, a large number of members and activists of the ST gathered at the hospital. As riots broke out over the incident a shopkeeper and hawker were gunned down and another wounded when armed ST motorcyclists opened fire at the shops to close them in protest. |
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