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ANP man shot dead in Orangi
 [Dawn] A senior activist of the Awami National Party was bumped off in Orangi on Friday apparently in a targeted attack, according to the Pirabad police.The officials added that Syed Lal Darvesh, 45, was on his way to his warehouse situated in Frontier Colony when two gunnies riding a cycle of violence attacked him. He sustained three gunshot wounds in his head, chest and leg that proved fatal. The victim was ANP president of Orangi Town's union council-6, said Pirabad SHO Abdul Moid. The officer said that the victim had recently received a extortion chit and had got an FIR lodged against unidentified suspects. The police said that the body of Lal Darvesh was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Sindh ANP spokesperson Abdul Malik said that the dear departed was a cousin of Senator Shahi Syed. He said that the victim was associated with transport business and his office had been attacked with an improvised bomb twice in the recent past over non-payment of protection money. He left two widows and 18 children, according to the front man. Meanwhile, ...back at the comedy club, Boogie sadly admitted that he was a better peeping Tom than he was a comedian... ANP chief Asfandyar Wali in a statement said that law-enforcement agencies were time and again informed about security threats to the victim but they did not provide security to him. Sen Syed said that under a well thought out plan, party leaders and activists were being targeted in the metropolis. He demanded immediate arrest of killers. Posted by: Fred 2013-09-08 |
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