[Dawn] A man said to be an activist of a political party was rubbed out in Orangi Town on Wednesday, the police said.They added that faceless myrmidons barged in the house of 30-year-old Kaleem aka Commando in Sector 8/B of Data Nagar in Orangi Town, opened fire on him and fled.
The victim was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in a critical condition where he died during treatment.
DSP Zahid Hussain said Kaleem was having a meal in his house when gunnies barged into the house and killed him. The victim was an employee of the water board and was father of two, he added.
"The victim had a criminal background and was wanted in 19 criminal cases and released from jail on parole," DSP Zahid Hussain said.
Man killed in Manghopir
A young man was rubbed out in a Manghopir locality on Wednesday, the police said.
They added Abdul Qadeem Khan, 32, was standing near a private school in Sultanabad Sector 3, where faceless myrmidons targeted him and fled.
Manghopir SHO Aslam Joya said the victim belonged to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
. The victim did not have affiliation with any political or religious party, he added.
Policeman maimed
A policeman was shot at in F.B. Area, officials said.
They added that the incident took place in Incholi, where men riding a cycle of violence opened fire on Police Constable Nasir Hussain, who was sitting at a grocery store, and fled. The victim was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for treatment.