[Dawn] A young man was rubbed out on the Superhighway in a suspected targeted attack within the remit of the Sachal cop shoppe.They said the victim, 40-year-old Badaruddin Dhalwani, was attacked and killed near the Pakistain Hotel.
At 40, you're no longer a youth. Maybe they should say he was stricken down in his prime.
Sohrab Goth DSP Mohammed Khalid said that every Sunday the victim used to come to an apartment building of the Ismaili community on the Superhighway where he had an office called 'Choice Property'. He was leaving his office in a car for his home in Garden East on Sunday evening when suspects, also travelling in a car, shot him.
As a result of the shooting, said DSP Khalid, the victim lost control of the car which fell down into a ditch, causing his death.
He said the victim belonged to the Ismaili community.
The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. According to medico-legal officer Dr Abdul Haq, the victim sustained a single bullet wound in the chest. He said that there were also marks of injuries on his head which could have been caused when the car fell into the ditch, as stated in the police report.
Rangers detain 14 suspects
The Pakistain Rangers, Sindh, nabbed
Book 'im, Mahmoud!
14 suspects on Sunday while conducting raids in different areas of the city, said a Rangers spokesperson.He said that the held suspects included 'hit mans and extortionists belonging to police groups and 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....
gang-war'. They were detained after raids were conducted at 100 Quarters in Korangi, Mujtaba Town, Johar Mor, Surjani Town and Yousuf Goth.
Police detain 117 suspects
The 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...
police in separate raids detained 117 suspects, including an alleged hit man. The rest of the suspects were detained on charges of being absconders, narcotics peddlers and robbers.