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India-Pakistan
Lawyer, his driver killed in Karachi firing
2014-05-04
[DAWN] Unidentified gunnies opened fire on a vehicle on Saturday killing a lawyer and his driver in 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...
's Orangi Town area, DawnNews reported.

Police said the gunnies had come to attack the vehicle carrying Advocate Chaudhry Idrees, on cycle of violences. His driver Nauman Shah, who is said to be an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement
...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead...
(MQM) was also killed in the attack.

Following the advocate's killing, lawyers announced a boycott of the city courts.

Meanwhile,
...back at the mall, Clarissa suddenly spied Mr. Bartlett at the checkout counter. He was buying Grecian Formula!...
Saif Yar Khan, a member of MQM's Coordination Committee, claimed that Shah was an activist of the MQM.

Also today, police in Orangi Town raided various area of the neighbourhood and detained 15 suspects, six of them most wanted.

Police said two of the suspects were involved in an attack on a police van in Baldia's Ittehad Town area.
Posted by:Fred

#1  We as Americans need to send a support team IMMEDIATELY! Round up , oh say, 10,000 lawyers and get them to Karachi NOW. Before the shooting stops...
Posted by: ed in texas   2014-05-04 10:19  

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