At least eight persons were killed in separate incidents of
target killing in Karachi
on May 16, reported Daily Times.
Two armed militants shot dead a former
nazim of Union Council and
member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement
(MQM), Khursheed Iqbal (45), near
Millat Garden, Malir, within the jurisdiction
of the Saudabad Police Station. Tension
prevailed in various areas of Malir,
including Jinnah Square, Malir-15, Liaquat Market, Khokhrapar, Saudabad, Kala Board
and Rafah-e-Aam Society.
Separately, another MQM activist, identified as Zubair Siddiqui
(40), was shot dead near Liaquat Market,
Malir in Saudabad Police limits.
In another incident, one Hassnain Malik (35), associated with
the MQM, was shot dead in Durrani
Goth area of Orangi Town within the jurisdiction of the Pakistan Bazaar Police Station.
Station House Officer (SHO)
Sabir Hussain said Zubair had recently
joined the MQM after quitting the
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
In addition, an unidentified man of Baloch descent was shot
dead at Mir
Alam Road within the limits of Baldia
Police Station. According to witnesses,
unidentified militants pushed the
man off one of their bikes before
shooting him four times.
In a separate incident, one Sardar Hussain (42) was shot dead
near Metro Cinema, Banaras,
within the limits of Pirabad Police
Station while he was standing at a
bus stop.
Elsewhere, unidentified armed militants killed a rickshaw puller
on Burns
Road in the limits of Aram Bagh Police
Station.
Also, a cadre People’s Amn Committee (PAC), identified as Aslam
Niazi alias Commando (38),
was shot dead at Niazi Chowk within
the jurisdiction of Kalri Police Station.
SHO
Safdar Mashwani said that the victim
was associated with a Lyari-based
gang.
In addition to the target killings, a man, identified as Wajahat
(35), was killed and eight others
were injured when as unidentified
militants hurled a hand grenade at
cafe, Allah Malik and New Quetta
Noorani, located near Dawood Chowrangi
in the limits of Shah Latif Police
Station.
Meanwhile, Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a militant
of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), identified
as Nawaz Khan alias Shah Jee,
and recovered five kilogrammes explosive
material, three detonators, seven
metres, detonating wires and a TT
pistol and weapons from his possession
during a raid at Sohrab Goth Bus Stop,
Super Highway. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fayyaz Khan said during the interrogation, he confessed
that the recovered explosive was being
shifted to Karachi (Sindh) from Waziristan in
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
(FATA) for attacks on rival sect’s
members. |
