[Pak Daily Times] As the targeted operation continues, and law enforcement agencies report detaining and arresting several suspects from bully boy organizations, gangs, political parties and private mercenaries, crime keeps escalating in the metropolis.On Saturday, another policeman was killed while three bodies were found from different areas of the city.
Police said the head constable, Mohammad Shah, was rubbed out in Safoora Goth. Separately, body of a woman, who allegedly did away with himself, was also found.
Moreover, a man and woman, who got married about 8 months ago, were slaughtered in Saeedabad on Saturday.
According to initial reports, unidentified culprits entered their house in Saeedabad Sector 12, and slaughtered Sara, 20, and Ali Sher, 24.
Locals reported the incident to the police, which rushed to the spot and recovered a sharp weapon used to kill the couple. Further investigation on the matter is underway.
Nobody is safe from the criminals, especially marginalised communities. Sectarian, ethnic and even religious rifts are constantly increasing in not just 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...
, but the whole of the country.
Even students are unsafe, as on Friday, 'person or persons unknown' riding cycle of violences shot two pupils of the University of Karachi near Maskan Chowrangi.
The victims were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where both of them succumbed to injuries. According to unconfirmed reports, both the victims belonged to Shia sect and were associated with the Peoples Students Organisation.
The only the victims, Hamza and Shadab had committed was being born in the 'wrong sect in the wrong country'.
One must at this point wonder at the credibility of the targeted operation that has been going on since early September.
LEAs continue operation: Law enforcers claimed to have tossed in the calaboose
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
three hit mans affiliated with a major political party of the city, among 31, on Saturday. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sultan Khawaja, while addressing a presser at his office, disclosed the arrests. While speaking to the media, Sultan Khawaja said the political activists were arrested in connection with the murders of workers and leaders of parties including the PPP and ANP. Disclosing the details, he said, "Police and Rangers in a joint operation arrested the accused involved in extortion. Envelops with addresses of doctors on them were seized during the raid, which were sent via courier companies to doctors for extortion."
In other operations and raids, police and Rangers arrested several suspects allegedly involved in crimes from different areas of the city. While the police claimed to have arrested eight criminals, who were involved in murder, extortion and other crimes; Rangers also nabbed as many as 20 more suspects. Police and Rangers also recovered weapons and ammunition from the possession of the suspects. However,
there's more than one way to skin a cat...
the question remains how many of these notorious gangsters, hit mans and faceless myrmidons would be convicted of their crimes in the esteemed courts.