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Minor boy among seven killed in Lyari violence
[Dawn] At least seven people, including a seven-year-old boy, were killed and 30 others maimed on Wednesday -- the sixth day of the 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.... operation. Some 10 persons, who suffered injuries in gun and grenade attacks, were brought to the Civil Hospital Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , sources said. Unidentified persons also ransacked the apartment of the Pakistain People's Party politician Rafique Engineer in Lyari and then set fire to it. The attackers reportedly also burnt PPP flags. Although CID SP Aslam Khan, who is leading the operation in Lyari, has time and again claimed to have killed several terrorists, the police have failed to produce even a single body to substantiate their claim. The circumstances in which seven people were killed on Wednesday were not clear as local police had no idea what was going on in Lyari. Apparently, most of the people were caught in the crossfire between the police and armed gangsters. The police also claimed to have killed another suspected gangster, who fired on the police from Afshani Gali. However, man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them... he could not be identified because his body was taken away by his associates. A woman, identified as Sajan Bibi, 22, was brought to the Civil Hospital on Wednesday from a Lyari area within the remit of the Chakiwara cop shoppe. A 60-year-old man, identified as Ismail Kutchi, was killed at the Juma Brohi Road, where two rockets were fired. The body was also taken to the CHK. A seven-year-old boy was killed within the remit of the Kalakot cop shoppe while playing. His body was also taken to the Civil Hospital. Noor Zeb, a seminary student, also suffered a gunshot wound in the same area. A 22-year-old man was killed when he was struck down by an armoured police carrier in the Kalakot area. The body was shifted to the CHK. In the Nawalane area, the body of a young man, identified as Zafar Kutchi, 22, was also found and taken to the CHK. A young man, identified as Amjad, was rubbed out within the remit of the Kalakot cop shoppe. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-04 |
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