Sindh Timeline- 2012

Month/Date

Incidents

January 1

An unidentified decomposed body of a young man was found packed in a gunny bag within the limits of Jamshed Quarters Police Station.

The year 2011 was one of the deadliest years for the residents of Karachi. 1,354 people were reportedly killed in terrorist attacks and target killing incidents throughout the year. Target killing incidents escalated in the third quarter of 2011 and some 602 people were targeted on political or ethnic grounds. July and August remained the deadliest months of 2011 as some 552 citizens were killed, including 301 in July and 251 in August. Some 50 people were killed in September, 44 in October, 28 in November and 31 in December.

January 2

Sindh University Director of Student Affairs Professor Bashir Ahmed Chanur was killed in an armed attack by unidentified assailants in the varsity's premises in Jamshoro District. One of the assailants got injured when a security guard retaliated by firing. However, they managed to escape.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a local leader of ANP, identified as Furqan Shaha, in Hasrat Mohani Colony within Pak Colony Police precincts in Karachi, triggering indiscriminate fire that left five people injured.

Police found the body of an unidentified man from a drain in Nasir Colony, Korangi within the limits of Zaman Town Police Station.

At least four people, including two security guards, Zafar and Younus, and two passersby were injured when militants attacked a mobile company franchise near Hyderi market within the remit of North Nazimabad Police Station.

Chief of ASWJ Aurangzaib Farooqui and three others were booked in December 31, 2011 murder case of Shia leader Askari Raza on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi, while SSP of the CID's AEC Chaudhry Aslam also came under interrogation.

A leader of the ANP and two activists of the MQM were shot dead in Karachi.

The President of the ANP, Said Ahmed Khan, was killed and one of his associates, Bashir Ahmed, was wounded in an attack at his house in the Metroville area of SITE, while one of the assailants was shot dead by a Police Constable.

Two MQM activists, identified as Habibullah and Maqsood alias Kala Guddu, were shot dead in Orangi Town by two unidentified armed assailants. The killing heightened tension in the area.

An unidentified dead body of a young man was dumped from a fast-moving car in Murad Memon Goth in Malir area.

TTP Karachi Chapter 'commander' Abdul Qayum and his three accomplices were arrested in Karachi along with a suicide jacket, a rocket, a BM missile, two Kalashnikovs and bullets of different types. The IG CID said that the accused were involved in the killing of 20 people including a Police Officer.

Supporters of the People's Aman Committee clashed with the Police on II Chundrigar Road in Karachi during a protest rally that was making its way towards Bilawal House to express their grievances.

Following the killings of political workers on January 5, several parts of Karachi fell into intense wave of tension suspending all commercial and social activities.

The CID claimed to have killed an alleged TTP Balochistan Chapter 'chief' Syed Yasin Shah alias Asghar Baloch and arrested his accomplice, Syed Yar Shan, in a brief encounter near Rasheed Minhas Road at Sharah-e-Faisal Police limits of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

A former activist of ST, identified ad Abdul Aziz alias Bhayya (36), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in an incident target killing at Tonga Stand Street, Jutt Lines within the precincts of Brigade Police Station Karachi.

Four people, including a Police Officer and a member of MQM Elders Committee, were shot dead in Karachi in separate acts of violence. A shia man, identified as Syed Qalb-e-Abbas Rizvi, who was also the member of MQM Elders Committee succumbed to his injuries.

Police found an unidentified bullet-riddled body of a youngster from old Truck Stand within the precincts of Kalri Police Station.

A man, identified as Asif (32), was shot dead two unknown militants near Pehalwan Goth within the jurisdiction of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station while he was on his way home.

ASI Anwar Sheikh (40) of the Foreign Security Cell deployed at the American Consulate was shot dead by unknown armed assailants at the consulate situated within Jackson Police precincts.

Different departments of the Sindh Police claimed to have arrested two target killers and an extortionist in separate raid in Karachi. CPLC and Bahadurabad Police in a joint raid claimed to have arrested an extortionist Allah Ditta from Gizri area of Defence.

SP Mazhar Mashwani of the CID, along with his team conducted a raid at Regal Chowk, Saddar and arrested two target killers namely Fahim and Shakeel, besides recovering their weapons.

A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Ahmed (31), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in an act of target killing while two others, Nadir Bharam (25) and Imran (32), sustained injuries in the same incident at Cantt Bazaar within Shah Faisal Colony in Karachi.

CID claimed to have arrested an activist of a SNP, identified as Saifal Bugti alias Suriya over the charge of committing terrorist activities in Sindh from Quaid-e-Azam Park located in Gulshan-e-Hadeed area in Steel Town of Karachi. The Police also recovered a TT pistol and several rounds of bullets from his possession.

Rangers conducted a raid in Hasrat Mohani Colony, Pak Colony area and arrested three suspects besides recovering three pistols from their possession.

Police found an unidentified body of a woman cut into six pieces at Shaheed-e-Millat Road within the remit of Firozabad Police Station in Karachi.

A head constable, identified as Sher Afzal Mehsud alias Dali (35), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Muzaffarabad Colony within the jurisdiction of Quaidabad Police Station while was sitting in front of his house.

A detained TTP Karachi chief, who was arrested by the CID on January 5, 2012, confessed to his involvement in the blast at the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister that had claimed the life of his son. Police claimed to have arrested four militants, including TTP Karachi chief Abdul Qayyum Mehsud, Muhammad Sharif, Habib Mehsud and Usman.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead two rickshaw drivers in two separate incidents in Karachi. A driver, identified as Muhammad Haroon Baloch, was shot dead by two assailants while he was sitting in his rickshaw in Malir Shamsi Society within the limits of Al-Falah Police Station.

Another rickshaw driver, Ghulam Rasool, was shot dead near Al Rehmania Mosque within the same police limits by unidentified armed assailants.

Police found an unidentified body of a man near Naval Flats, Lyari within the limits of Kalri Police Station. Police said the victim had several marks of dagger attacks as unidentified armed militants killed him at an unknown place and after killing, threw his body.

A teenage girl, identified as Zahra (17), was killed by a stray bullet in a slum area of Shahzad Moor within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station.

A former lieutenant commander of Pakistan Navy, identified as Asghar Ali Dogar, now heading the Security Department of a private hospital who was shot and injured in Korangi area on the night of January 11 succumbed to his injuries.

The CID of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a militant of LeJ, identified as Riyaz Ahmed alias Riyaz Afghani alias Zahid Hussain Gilgiti from Hub River Road in Karachi and recovered two hand grenades, one repeater and two pistols from his possession.

During his interrogation, he confessed that he had given money to Usman Choto for killing of Shia leader in Karachi but Choto was arrested before committing the crime.

Four people, including two members of MQM, were shot dead in the recent wave of recent target killings in Malir town of Karachi. At least six persons have been killed in the last three days and out of the six deceased, five persons appeared to be Baloch. One MQM Elder Committee member, Muhammad Hanif Sheikh, (62) was shot dead within the limits of Al-Falah Police Station.

Another man, identified as Shahnawaz Baloch, was killed when in Siddique Goth area near Gul Muhammad football ground within Al-Falah Police limits.

A man, identified as Rashid (28), was shot dead at his poultry shop in Jamia Millia, Malir area.

A Shia man, identified as Syed Mushtaq Hussain Zaidi, (50) was shot dead and another, Kamran, was injured by unidentified militants near UP Morr within the jurisdiction of New Karachi Police Station.

Police found the body of man, identified as Nasir Ali Baloch (25), from Shah Waliullah Road, Lyari within the precincts of Kalri Police Station in Karachi.

Police found a dead body of a man, identified as Rafiq (25), from a drain at Shafiq Mor within the jurisdiction of FB Industrial Area Police Station.

Officials of the Anti-Extremism Cell claimed to have foiled a terror plot to attack the main Chehlum procession, and arrested a TTP 'commander', Mohammad Daud, who was involved in a number of terrorist cases in Ittehad Town in Karachi.

The Police also recovered 50 kilograms of explosives, four suicide jackets, one light machinegun, a rocket launcher, two rockets, 10 hand grenades, two Kalashnikovs, two TT pistols, 1,000 bullets, a 20-foot detonating cord, and five detonators. The suspect revealed that he was trained in Waziristan to handle arms, including rocket launchers, and make suicide jackets.

CID team raided a place along the National Highway near Abbot Factory and arrested two alleged TTP militants namely Azeem Ahmad Sheikh alias Anees and Zubair Alam alias Munna. The raid was conducted on a tip-off and CID also claimed to have recovered five rockets, two triple-2 rifles and several rounds from their possession.

Police found the dead body of a teenager boy, identified as Shahzaib Baloch (17), from Mawatch Goth within the jurisdiction of Mauripur Police Station in Karachi.

One Policeman, identified as Ghulam Mohammad (27), hailing from Gilgit-Baltistan, was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Alamgir Market near Bara Maidan within the limits of North Nazimabad Police Station.

Police found an unidentified seven-day-old dead body of a young man from the Lyari Expressway area within the limits of Shershah Police Station in Karachi.

Police found another unidentified dead body of a man bearing torture marks from Khayaban-e-Qasim area within the limits of Darakhshan Police Station. A Police Officer said that the victim appeared to be Punjabi.

A Sub-Inspector, Asghar Ali Tarar (50), was shot dead by unidentified armed militants while he was sitting in his car in Orangi Town within the precincts of Mominabad Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

The victim had played a pivotal role in Karachi Operation during 1992-96. SSP CID Chaudhry Aslam said that more than 300 Policemen involved in Karachi Operation had been killed in the recent years, adding, that Tarar was working against the militants of banned outfits besides performing on and off tasks for the Special Branch (Orangi Town).

Police found an unidentified dead body of a strangulated man from Zafar Town, within the limits of Shah Latif Police Station. Police said the victim appeared to be Pakhtoon.

One Maaz Farooqui, an activist of the Islami Jama'at-e-Talaba (IJT), a student wing of the Jama'at-e-Islami (JeI), who had been missing since December 18, 2011, returned home safely.

Three people, including a MQM activist, were killed in different acts of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

Police found dead body of a man near Crown Cinema within the limits of Kalri Police Station. SHO Safdar Mashwani said Police also found a TT pistol and a motorcycle near his body.

Police found another dead body of a man from Gulistan-e-Jauhar within the precincts of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry warned that he would not tolerate any violation of the orders of the apex court. "Any violation of the orders of Supreme Court would be taken seriously and would entail strict action." Taking notice of the killings of lawyers and other citizens in Sindh, CJ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry assured the people of Karachi and Sindh that the judiciary would not leave them alone and would monitor the actions of the State apparatus.

Addressing members of the bar and bench after administering oath to the newly elected office bearers of the Karachi Bar Association here on Saturday, the Chief Justice especially referred to the target killing of lawyers in Karachi and said this was "really very frustrating." He asked the chief justice of the Sindh High Court to summon the Chief Secretary, Sindh IG, Rangers DG and other officials in his chambers in the presence of members of the bar and look into the issue.

A Kenyan aid worker, identified as Tom Amimo, and his Pakistani driver, Attaullah Kori, were abducted from Khairpur District while travelling from Sukkur to Dadu District. Amimo works for Care International NGO. Their car was found abandoned in Bhirya town of Naushahro Feroz District. Osman Ibrahim, Kenya's acting High Commissioner to Pakistan said that the mission was working to confirm whether the foreigner was a Kenyan.

Unidentified assailants shot dead two cadres, identified as Muhammad Ali alias Mama, (33), and Muhammad Nauman, (22), belonging to ASWJ, near Pan Mandi Jodia Bazaar within the precincts of Risala Police Station in Karachi. The Police claimed that it was a sectarian killing. ASWJ spokesman Maulana Taj Hanfi said that Ali was their legal adviser and Nauman was the member of the core committee.

A bystander, identified as Ishaq, was killed in Memon Society when unidentified assailants restored to firing to protest target killings of the ASWJ activists.

Police found an unidentified torture-marked dead body of a person from the Nigar Cinema area of Lea Market within the jurisdiction of Kharadar Police Station. An officer said that the victim appeared to be of Katchi descent.

A fresh wave of sectarian violence in the city has claimed the lives of four persons, including three lawyers. In the first incident, unidentified men shot dead three members of the Shia Lawyers' Forum on Maulana Din Muhammad Wafai Road of Karachi.

A member of the Tableeghi Jamaat was shot dead near Hashmi Masjid in of Orangi Town. DSP Tariq Malik said the deceased, identified as Mehtab, was attacked when he was on his way home from a mosque.

An unidentified person was shot dead at Jinnah Road of Street No 1 within the limits of Shershah Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh. SHO Shahid Jabbar said the victim appeared to be Baloch speaking.

The CID of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested three alleged target killers and recovered weapons from their possession near the Capri Cinema within the limits of Soldier Bazaar Police Station. The three target killers had affiliation with a political party and were identified as, Sher Alam Mehsud alias Langra, Shaheen Mehsud alias Salman, and Gul Khan Afghani.

A Police constable, identified as Yousuf Ali (45), was shot dead near Kausar Medico, within the precincts of Arambagh Police Station in Karachi while going on his duty.

A former trustee of Aal-Aba Imambargah, identified as Jaffar Mohsin Rizvi (60), was shot dead in the Gulberg area of Karachi. SHO Raja Tariq said that there was a possibility the incident was linked to the recent wave of sectarian killings in Karachi.

An activist of the MQM, Muhammad Aslam alias Achra, was killed while three other party workers, Tahir, Azeem and Ali, sustained severe bullet wounds in a drive-by shooting in Ram Swami Area within the jurisdiction of Garden Police Station.

An unidentified young man was shot dead near Mehmand Hotel, Lyari within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station. The victim appeared to be Mianwali.

Police found an unidentified 10-day-old dead body of a man from a drain at Singer Chowrangi within the limits of Awami Colony Police Station.

Tension gripped the city after two assailants hurled a hand grenade at Green Hardware Shop near Dak Khana Chowrangi in Liaquatabad area, leaving five persons wounded. The injured included the shop owner Obaid Raja and four others, Asad Aslam, Sohail Aziz, Sardar Ghayasuddin, and Mukhtiar Hussain.

Two activists of ST, identified as Sohail Ahmed and Saleem Qadri, were shot dead in an incident of sectarian killing near their party's office in Usmanabad area within the precincts of Garden Police Station in Karachi.

Baldia Police found a dead body of a man, identified as Saleem Akhter, from Saeedabad area.

One MQM-H cadre, identified as Atif, was injured in an exchange of fire that took place outside the residence of Chairman Afaq Ahmed at Landhi. MQM-H Chairman Afaq Ahmed had called a workers meeting at his residence when some armed assailants of a rival organisation opened indiscriminate fire and also abducted 18 to 20 workers of the MQM-H.