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Builder among three shot dead in city
[Dawn]  A young builder was bumped off outside his home off Shaheed-e-Millat Road on Saturday, police said.They said a man on a cycle of violence spotted Salman Azam, in his early 30s, when he was sitting in his car outside the Arsal Apartment in New 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... Housing Scheme of PECHS block 2. "As told by witnesses the man got off the motorbike, came close to Azam and fired three shots at him and rode away," said DSP Murtaza Malik, the area's sub-divisional police officer (SDPO). "The people around said that the attacker also threatened them when some of them advanced towards him. Azam suffered serious wounds and was moved to a private hospital, where he died during treatment." He said the spent bullet casings found from the crime-scene suggested that a 9mm pistol was used in the attack. The DSP suspected personal enmity as a probable motive behind the killing. "We have talked to the victim's family, which has confirmed that Azam had a dispute with someone, who is unknown to them. The family is in a state of shock and we would take our time to gather more facts about this particular issue," said Inspector Ejaz Khawaja, the SHO of the Ferozabad cop shoppe. City builders having stakes of billions of rupees in Bloody Karachi's real estate industry, however, took the incident differently. They linked the killing with threats being received by builders in Bloody Karachi. "This cold-blooded murder has created panic among the builders and it is becoming very difficult for them to continue their business in these conditions," stated Mohsin Sheikhani, the chairman of the Association of Builders and Developers (Abad), in a letter to President  Asif Ali President Ten PercentZardari ... sticky-fingered husband of the late Benazir Bhutto ... and Prime Minister Gilani as well as high-ups of the security administration. "It is pertinent to mention that recently the incidents of land grabbing and encroachment have increased to an alarming level. When these cases are brought to the knowledge of police authorities with the names of culprits, the builders receive threats and today one of our members has been murdered." Man found rubbed out in Lyari A young man was found rubbed out in 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.... area on Saturday. Police said that the body of the man was found in the early hours of Saturday on Mirza Adam Khan Road within the remit of the Kalakot cop shoppe. "He is identified as 24-year-old Babar," said DSP Muhammad Azam Khan, the area's SDPO. "The victim had been missing since Friday and we are sure that he was kidnapped and tortured before being rubbed out. The murder seems a part of rivalry between two gangs, as a member of the victim's family was also rubbed out earlier this week." Body found The body of an unidentified young man was found in Mowach Goth. The Mauripur police said the young victim was shot twice. "The body has been shifted to the Edhi morgue after medico-legal formalities at the Civil Hospital for want of identification. We have lodged an FIR (174/2012) under Sections 302 (premeditated murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistain Penal Code against unknown persons on behalf of the state." Posted by: Fred 2012-05-21 |
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