KARACHI: Eleven people including an activist of MQM and three city wardens were gunned down in different incidents of violence in the metropolis on Thursday.The worker of MQM was shot dead and another wounded, as unidentified gunmen opened fire at them near Piyala Hotel within the remits of Gulberg Police Station. The police informed that victim Sheraz, 38, was killed when unidentified armed men riding a motorbike resorted to indiscriminate fire on a trader shop situated at the said place.
In another incident, three city wardens were killed in targeted attacked in Soldier Bazar, police and eyewitnesses said. The wardens were performing their duty when four unidentified armed motorcyclist came and sprayed them with bullets. The bodies were shifted to Civil Hospital where they were identified as Rao Shahid, Farooq and Sadiq.
A man was shot dead at Super Highway within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station. The police said that unidentified culprits shot him dead and escaped from the scene. The body was moved to morgue for identification after completion of medico-legal formalities at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC).
In another incident, a man identified as Akram, 30, was killed within the premises of Mominabad Police Station. He was on the way to home when unidentified armed riders intercepted him and opened fire, thus killing him on the spot.
Two men were gunned down in Khamiso Goth, Basheer Chowk within the precincts of New Karachi Industrial area Police Station.
Bodies found
A body of a man was found in a gunny bag within the jurisdiction of Kharadar police station. Police said that the identification of the victim was yet to be ascertained. Another strangled body of a man was found from Nusrat Bhutto Colony. Police said that unidentified culprits kidnapped and later dumped his body after torture.
While a man identified as Farooq Shah was found dead near Shah Faisal within the limits of Awami Colony Police Station.