[DAWN] Two men were killed and one injured after an incident of firing New 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...
area on Friday afternoon, police and hospital officials said.
New Karachi Station House Officer Majid Korai said three people were riding a cycle of violence when armed pillion riders attacked them near UP Mor and fled.
They sustained critical bullet wounds and were transported to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors pronounced Saleem, 32, as dead on arrival, said Dr. Saleem Sheikh, additional police surgeon of the hospital.
Another injured person, Arshad, 35, succumbed to his wounds during treatment, added Dr. Sheikh.
The third person, Azam, 30, was admitted for treatment. His condition is said to be serious.
A religious party official claimed that the victims were their workers and it was an incident of murder. However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
a senior police official said they did not belong to any party and it appeared to be a robbery-related incident.
Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat
...which is the false nose and plastic mustache of the murderous banned extremist group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain, whatcha might call the political wing of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi...
(ASWJ) Spokesperson Umar Muawiyah told Dawn that the victims were ASWJ workers. While condemning the murders, the ASWJ official claimed that the incident was a murder. The three men were on their way home in Khwaja Ajmer Nagri after offering Friday prayers at a mosque in the area when they were shot.
However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Central Irfan Baloch claimed that the initial probe revealed that the incident occurred over resistance of robbery.
SSP Baloch said that the dear departed and injured originally belonged to Ahmed Pur Sharqia, Bahawalpur, and were presently residing in North Karachi.
"They did not belong to any religious or political group," said the SSP said, quoting their families.
The area SHO said that the statement of the injured would be crucial to the case. He added that the maimed was not in a position to give a statement at this time. 
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