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Three policemen among eight killed in city
 [Dawn] Eight persons, including three coppers, were killed in grenade and gun attacks in Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... 's southern and eastern neighbourhoods on Sunday, police said. "Three persons bit the dust in today's violence in Lyari," said Karachi police chief Iqbal Mehmood. The police said that a six-year-old girl and a teenage boy were killed and nine others maimed when faceless myrmidons threw a hand-grenade in a Storied Baghdad ...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... i area and escaped. "We received total 11 injured of the grenade attack," said Dr Nisar Shah, a medico-legal officer at the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK). Sajid, 15, son of Shahnawaz, was brought dead while Dua, six, daughter of Abdul Samad, died during treatment, he added. He said that the condition of Faraz, seven, son of Khair Muhammad, was critical. Other maimed were identified as Rasheeda, 40, Lal Khaton, 60, Nadeem Shah, 12, Sahil Juman, 10, Din Muhammad Baloch, 60, Asa Muhammad, 13, Nazir Muharram, 43, and Rehmat. Storied Baghdadi SHO Abid Tanoli said that the incident was a result of infighting between two groups. He said that Storied Baghdadi, Chakiwara and Kalri were the most troubled areas in Sunday's violence. As several localities reverberated with the sound of heavy gunfire, a woman, identified as Sobia, 23, wife of Samiullah, sustained bullet wounds in Storied Baghdadi. A passer-by was rubbed out while another maimed in the Dhobi Ghat area. Garden SHO Saleemullah Khan said that Rafiullah Khan, 50, and Junaid Haroon, 25, were on their way on foot when they were fired upon allegedly by 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.... gangsters. They were taken to the CHK where Rafiullah died during treatment, he added. The city police chief said that initially the police faced some problems in reaching the Dhobi Ghat area. "As police and Rangers moved in, the situation was brought under control." DIG-South Dr Amir Sheikh said that the police and Rangers had vacated their eight to 10 pickets in the troubled areas of Lyari on Saturday evening following violent reactions by elements in Lyari in protest over the killing of an alleged criminal and a passer-by during a Rangers raid. "A third force took advantage of this situation," said the DIG. He said that it appeared that the 'truce' between the elements in Lyari and Kutchchi community had been broken now. Two coppers rubbed out Assailants sprayed a police mobile van with bullets, killing two coppers and wounding another in Patel Para on Sunday. The incident came a day after the killing of three youths, including two activists of the Awami National Party, in the same area. SSP East Imran Shaukat said that a police mobile van with three personnel was stationed near the Fatima Bai Hospital when four gunnies riding two cycle of violences emerged there, opened indiscriminate fire and fled. Constables Imran, 35, and Iqbal, 36, died from multiple bullet wounds while Amir, 34, was admitted to a private hospital at death's door. He said that the coppers were sitting in the vehicle and they could not return fire. The SSP said that there was heavy deployment of law-enforcers in the area following the Saturday's triple murder. There were five police mobiles on the same road but the assailants targeted the mobile which was stationed at the end. About the motive and identity of the culprits, he said: "The attack was carried out by a gangster namely Khayam." He said that the suspect had a gang in the area. He said that the killing of three persons in the locality on Saturday was a result of infighting between two groups. SSP Shaukat said that the Khayam's group had attacked members of other group around two weeks ago and in retaliation two members of his group were targeted on Saturday by their rival group. "Based on eyewitnesses' accounts, circumstantial evidence and intelligence reports, the police were conducting raids in different areas. Nine persons have been placed in durance vile Book 'im, Mahmoud! and one of them is being treated as a suspect in the coppers killing." He said that the heavy deployment was made to prevent festivities between 'the two groups.' Another policeman killed A policeman was rubbed out in the Sachal area on Sunday evening. Police said that Sadaruddin ended his duty at the District Central Headquarters and later got off from some public transport near Sohrab Goth, where his brother-in-law along with his wife and children was already waiting for him to pick him up to go home near Subzi Mandi. As he was about to sit in the car, gunnies from behind fired a single shot that hit in the head. He was struck down in his prime, said Sachal SHO Haroon Korai. Electrician rubbed out An electrician was rubbed out in the Kharadar area on Sunday evening, police said. Muhammad Nadeem, 42, was sitting at his shop near Akhund mosque when gunnies opened fire on him and fled. He sustained three bullet wounds and was taken to the CHK where doctors pronounced him dead He's dead, Jim! on arrival.The victim was a resident of Garden-East. The police said a deceased brother; Muhammad Aslam, lodged an FIR against unknown persons. One killed in clash A man was rubbed out while five others were maimed in an armed clash over the possession of a plot in Gulistan-e-Jauhar on Sunday. Police said that there was a land dispute between Pariyal Shah and Mir Muhammad in Hussain Hazara Goth, which tuned ugly on Sunday. The dear departed was identified as Syed Irfan Hussain. The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for a post-mortem examination. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-11 |
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