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| Notorious Karachi gangster Ghaffar Zikri, accomplice Chhota Zahid killed in police shootout |
| 2018-10-05 |
| [DAWN] Notorious 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.... gangster Ghaffar Zikri and one of his accomplices ‐ Chhota Zahid ‐ were killed in a shootout with a police party on Thursday morning. According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Javed Odho, the police operation took place in Lyari's Ali Mohammad Mohalla, within the jurisdiction of Baghdadi cop shoppe. Zikri's three-year-old son was killed and two coppers injured in the crossfire. One of the coppers is at death's door, the DIG said. Police and law enforcement agencies had launched a joint operation ‐ which lasted more than an hour ‐ after receiving intelligence on Ghaffar's hideout. A firefight erupted when the police party reached the place, with Ghaffar and Zahid also attacking police with hand grenades. Contingents of police and Rangers had locked down the area following the shootout. Search operations were launched in nearby areas. According to the post-mortem examination of the bodies, which were sent to the Civil Hospital, Ghaffar rwas shot six times while his son and accomplice received one bullet wound each, which proved to be fatal. Soon after the operation, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh Syed Kaleem Imam announced Rs500,000 as a reward for the police party that conducted the operation. He commended the SSP City and his team and announced that they would be awarded with appreciation certificates along with the monetary reward. IGP Imam added that his department will keep in constant touch with the hospital administration to ensure that the injured coppers receive the best medical treatment. Speaking to the media after the operation, DIG South said that police had also recovered several weapons, including rockets, two SMGs, a hand grenade and more than 200 rounds of ammunition during a search conducted after the shootout. He added that the gangsters had used some of the weapons against the police during the operation. 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 chief Amir Ahmed Sheikh admitted during a brief talk that crime in the metropolis had increased. However, man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them... he was quick to assure that police were conducting operations and arresting criminals in order to improve the law and order situation. "You should look at police performance as well," he urged. "In the past one and a half month, multiple people have been tossed in the slammer Into the paddy wagon wit' yez! . We are trying to repair the system so that they receive punishments as well." He said that the police were "preparing lists" of people who were allegedly "staging dramas" in order to disturb the peace of the city and give the impression that the security situation was worsening. |
| Posted by:Fred |