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India-Pakistan
Lyari gangster Baba Ladla killed in Iran
2014-05-15
[DAWN] Noor Muhammad alias Baba Ladla, a wanted gangster of Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
's Lyari
...one of the eighteen constituent towns of the city of Karachi. It is the smallest town by area in the city but also the most densely populated. Lyari has few schools, substandard hospitals, a poor water system, limited infrastructure, and broken roads. It is a stronghold of ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Ubiquitous gang activity and a thriving narcotics industry make Lyari one of the most disturbed places in Karachi, which is really saying a lot....
area, was killed by Iranian border guards on Tuesday.

According to reports reaching here, he was killed along with his two Iranian friends at a border crossing point near Iranian city of Chahbahar when he was crossing the border.

Sources said that Iranian border guards intercepted Baba Ladla and asked him to surrender. When he refused to do so, the guards opened fire, killing him on the spot.

Pak border authorities have received information about the killing of Baba Ladla, according to an official.

Another unconfirmed report said that Baba Ladla had been killed by his rival Amjad Koi in Konark area of Iran.

Our staff news hound from Karachi adds: The police authorities in Karachi were not sure about the killing of Baba Ladla but claimed to have made preparations to deal with any backlash in his Lyari stronghold.

"It's not confirmed yet. We are in touch with the police authorities and other departments in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
to confirm the report about his killing," said SP City Shiraz Nazeer. "Meanwhile,
...back at the cheese factory, there was only one thought in the mouse's mind: I can do this! I can do this! Then the trap sprung...
we have strengthened security in the sensitive area of Lyari.

"Our message is loud and clear: zero tolerance for any violence.
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