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[DAWN] KARACHI: Two alleged gangsters and a suspected mugger were killed in encounters on different spots of the 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, police said on Friday.
They said that following the kidnapping and killing of three men in Kalakot's Afshani Gali, the police and Rangers conducted search operations in parts of Lyari late on Thursday night.
According to SSP-City Sheraz Nazeer, the three killings were the result of infighting between two rival gangs being led by Mullah Nisar and Sarwar Baloch, respectively.
He said that during the search operation in Kalakot, gunnies fired at the law-enforcers and the latter returned fire. During the exchange of gunfire, a suspected gangster, identified as Malik Mushtaq, was killed.
He said that the dear departed was an alleged member of the Sarwar gang.
The SSP said that an encounter also took place during a similar operation in the Kalri area. As a result of the shootout, another suspect, identified as Mulla Rasheed, was rubbed out, he said, adding that the dear departed was a member of the Mulla Nisar gang.
He said that Sarwar Baloch was the right-hand man of Uzair Baloch, while Mullah Nisar was previously associated with Uzari Baloch but recently parted ways due to some differences.
Meanwhile,
...back at the Hubba Hubba Club, Nunzio wondered: Where the hell was Chumbaloni? And where was his $600?...
an gunnies was allegedly looting passers-by in the Baghdadi area when a police patrol arrived there and challenged him. The suspect fired at the police and in an ensuing encounter he suffered a bullet wound. He was moved to the Civil Hospital 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...
, where he died during treatment. He was identified as Javed.