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| Karachi Korpse Kount |
| 2012-05-06 |
| KARACHI: Nine people, including a PPP activist’s son, lost their lives in a recent spate of target killings and across the city on Saturday. The armed assailants opened fire on a roadside chicken shop near Kati Pahari, killing 29-year-old shop owner Muzamil Khan on the spot and injuring his 23-year-old nephew Imran Khan. A passerby, identified as 30-year-old Ghayas Rasheed, was also injured. “Both the injured were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where they died during treatment,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tariq Malik. Rasheed, an employee of a printing press, was passing through the area when a bullet pierced his head. Panic gripped the already restive area. Shopkeepers pulled down the shutters of their shops and public transport vehicles were taken off the road. “Muzamil was the eldest son of Miskeen Khan, the known area leader of PPP,” said the DSP. He said the police were gathering evidence before reaching any conclusion. Charged people took to streets when the deaths of another two injured were confirmed. The protesters burnt two motorcycles and another passerby, identified as Farman, was injured due to indiscriminate firing near Aligarh Colony. Police shifted him to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The DSP said the victim was a resident of the same area. Strong contingents of police and rangers took positions in different parts of the area. The PPP leaders condemned the killing and said the assassination of its workers was part of a “conspiracy against the city peace”. “Within less than a week, our three workers have been killed for no reason,” said PPP leader Sohail Abidi. “At a time, when the PPP leadership, both in the province and national level, is making efforts for reviving peace, mainly in Karachi, the miscreants are targeting the PPP workers just to provoke the ruling party and exploit the vulnerable situation.” Separately, unidentified men shot dead Saleem, son of Ghulam Nabi, near Metro Cinema in Orangi Town No 1. Police said the victim was a resident of Manghopir area. The body was handed over to his family after an autopsy. Meanwhile, a private airline’s supervisor was shot dead near Bahria graveyard in Dalmia in Sharah-e-Faisal police precincts. Javed Akhtar, 58, was going home after work when the unidentified men open fire on him. Akhtar died on the spot. The body was shifted to the Jinnah Hospital. Police said victim was a resident of Liaquatabad. Separately, an owner of a general store was shot dead in Railway Colony in the Jackson police precincts. Abdullah Khan (40), son of Ameer Khan, was sitting in his general store when unidentified men opened fire on him. He died on the spot. Jackson Police Station House Officer Zulfiqar Samo said old enmity was behind the murder. The police registered a case against unidentified men on the complaint of the victim’s brother and started investigation. Separately, police found a body of a man near Jama Cloth in the Aram Bagh police precincts. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained. Police said the deceased had a bullet mark on his abdomen and seemed a Baloch. The body was shifted to the Edhi Morgue for identification. A teenage boy was shot dead outside his house on the Super Highway in the Sohrab Goth police precincts. Jawed Khan, 19, was a resident of the Maymar Complex. DSP Iftikhar Lodhi said the victim was a mechanic and hailed from Peshawar. In Lines Area, armed clash between two parties left four people injured. A party office was also set on fire. The police claimed to have controlled the situation. |
| Posted by:Steve White |