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| 2010-10-17 | |
Following Awami National Party Sindh President Shahi SyedÂ’s announcement to boycott by-polls in Orangi Town today, incidents of violence escalated and exposed the failure of the security agencies in maintaining peace. Two men were gunned down and another two wounded in Bukhari Colony, the Orangi Town police said. Unidentified men on motorcycles opened fire on a passenger minibus near Bakra Piri. The deceased were said to be Urdu-speaking. A shop was also attacked by unidentified motorcyclists in Timber Market, the Baldia Town police said. The shop was packed with customers when two unidentified men opened fire on it. Shop owner Waqas Razzak alias Vicky, belonging to the Ghanchi community, was killed and three customers wounded in the incident. Restaurant owner: A man was killed when a restaurant was attacked near Maskan Chowrangi, the Gulshan-e-Iqbal police said. Unidentified motorcyclists opened fire on Al Sufiyan Zaeqa Hotel, killing restaurant owner Allahdad Hayatullah on the spot, who hailed from Quetta. A man, identified as Azeem Baig, was gunned down in Ghazi Goth. There was a dispute between the Manghopir and Orangi Town police over the jurisdiction. A man, identified as 24-year-old Ghulam Hussain, was gunned down at Mirza Adam Khan Road, the Garden police said. The victim was said to be Sindhi-speaking. A man was gunned down and another wounded at the Northern Bypass, the Gulshan-e-Maymar police said. Three unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a 22-wheeler truck near the Afghan Camp. As a result, cleaner Bakht Ali was shot in the head and died on the spot, while driver Huzoor Bux was injured. Another man was gunned down near his residence in Asif Colony, the Pak Colony police said. Labourer Mutalib Qurban Ali was shot dead on his way to work. Separately, five men were killed in Rasheedabad when unidentified motorcyclists attacked a gathering of people sitting outside their houses, the Baldia police said. The victims belonged to the Pakhtun and Hazara communities. Bullet-riddled body: A manÂ’s tortured and bullet-riddled body was also found in Korangi, the Zaman Town police said. The body of Irfan Sheikh was found in the bushes near a graveyard. Initial investigation suggested that the victim belonged to the Ashok drug peddlersÂ’ gang and might have been killed by the rival Lasi group. A wounded man and bodies of two others were found near Dhobi Ghat, the Pak Colony police said. The victims were said to be Urdu-speaking. | |
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