Two persons were shot dead within one hour in Orangi Town. According to police some unidentified persons shot dead one 28-year-old Shahid while dead body of an unidentified man was recovered from Orangi Town No 12. Police said that the man was killed after abduction. Another man was shot dead by unidentified persons in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. In another incident of violence some unidentified persons tortured a man traveling in a car and also set the vehicles on fire.
According to details a man, Samad s/o Noor Bashr, 40, was gunned down on Banaras Bridge. Another man, Sadaqat, 40 was shot to death in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. Body of a woman was found from Hawks Bay’s Musharraf Colony. A firing incident injured Badshah Khan in Korangi-3 and Ayaz Khan in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. Meantime, three people were injured when some gunmen opened fire at a hotel located in Metrovile area. Police recovered dead bodies of two youth form North Nazimabad. Police said that both of youths were shot dead, adding that further information is being collected about the ill-fated youths who were mercilessly killed by unknown miscreants. According to police sources, two unidentified dead bodies, stuffed in gunny bags, including a women and a youth were found from Musharraf Colony in Hawkesbay and Orangi Town No: 12 respectively.
Some unidentified armed miscreants running amok in city areas resorted to aerial firing, causing tension that blanketed the entire city. The recent incident occurred in Lasbela area of the metropolis, where intense firing spawned panic around the area. Earlier, the funeral prayers for the eternal peace of Zainul Abidin, a worker of Awami National Party (ANP) was offered at Football Ground, Patel Para. He was buried in Khamosh Colony Cemetery amid sobs and sighs of grief. On the occasion, the angry people took intense firing. Numerous areas of the city were basking under massive tension on mourning call by the ANP with shops and other commercial activities at a standstill.
At least 14 vehicles including a truck were set on fire in various areas including Sakhi Hasan, Qayyumabad, Quaidabad, Lasbela, Teen Hati, Nishtar Road and Patel Para. Traffic was thin in many areas including Banaras, Orangi Town, Qasba Colony, Quaidabad, Sultanabad, Hijrat Colony, Metrovile, Ittehad Town, Sohrab Goth and Shah Faisal Colony. Meanwhile, commuters and citizens faced problems owing to the unavailability of petrol and CNG stations which are closed down in most areas. The string of firing incidents continued overnight and continued in the city.
Earlier, seven people were killed in the post murder violence since Wednesday night while several vehicles were also set on fire by miscreants in different areas. Zainul Abidin, an ANP worker of Patel Para area, died and his two companions injured, when armed men opened fire on them near Matric Board Office in Nazimabad area. ANP was observing mourning day today over the killing of their office bearer.
Thin traffic was observed on the roads while few CNG stations and petrol pumps were functional in the city. Taking advantage of the situation, private transport owners were demanding exorbitant fares from the commuters who could not find public transport after the Transport Ittehad announced closure.
A shop was torched in Khamosh Colony in Gulbahar area. Meantime, a truck was set on fire near Daud Chowrangi in Landhi. Incidents of lawlessness took place in many areas of the city. Miscreants burnt tyres on roads and torched vehicles and shops in some areas of Karachi. Gulshan Iqbal Police arrested 15 people, which it said were involved in violence. Four persons were also arrested from Orangi red handed while firing.
Violence erupted in various areas of Karachi after a worker of Awami National Party (ANP) Sindh chapter was murdered on Wednesday. At least seven people were killed in the post murder violence while miscreants in different areas set several vehicles on fire. Soon, various localities of the city echoed with aerial firing and armed miscreants set on fire many cars and motorcycles in different areas while the businesses were forced to close in Saddar, Empress Market, MA Jinnah Road and other adjoining areas.
The Karachi police in their drive against criminals arrested 23 accused from various areas of the city during the past 24 hours. A statement on Thursday said that 14 pistols, a dagger and four mobile phones besides a cash of Rs 42,550 also recovered from the possession of the accused. The police have registered cases against the accused and started investigation.
In another late night on Wednesday targeted operation, the Rangers raided parts of Lyari and arrested a serial killer and four others. The law enforcers also recovered six Klashnikovs and five RPG rockets beside heavy cartridges from their possession. As per available details, the Rangers arrested one Bilal in the targeted and search operation. Bilal is allegedly involved in several target killings in different areas of Karachi. In another raid in Usmanabad, the personnel arrested Abdul Hakim, Ali and two others. All the arrested suspects were shifted to an undisclosed location for questioning. The affiliation of suspects with any political, ethnic and banned groups had not been disclosed.
Meanwhile, Zia Abbas, Secretary Information NPP said the prevailing law and order situation in Karachi is part of international conspiracy aimed to destabilize Pakistan’s economy said. He said security forces would have to expose the killers of MQM and ANP activists. He also said the current law and order situation in city served the interest of America and India, who are now trying to destabilize Sindh after Balochistan. Abbas said to relate US’s security condition with Pakistan’s domestic matters is an unprecedented dramatic conspiracy. He appealed to all stakeholders to play their role in resolution of Karachi issues.
