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ASWJ man gunned down in Gulberg
[Dawn] A worker of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat
...which is the false nose and plastic mustache of the murderous banned extremist group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain, whatcha might call the political wing of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi...
was bumped off in an attack apparently on sectarian grounds in Federal B Area on Tuesday morning, police said.

The Gulberg police said that Abdul Hameed, 52, was sitting at his milk shop near Darbar Sultan in Federal B Area's Block 5 when two armed motorcyclists targeted him and rode away. He sustained two bullet wounds in the head and chest and was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
He's dead, Jim!
"The murder appeared to be an outcome of sectarianism," said 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...
Central SSP Amir Farooqi.

He said that the victim was an office-bearer of the ASWJ in the area.

The Gulberg police said that following the killing tension gripped some areas where shops were closed and other commercial activities were suspended.

A spokesperson for the ASWJ said that the victim, father of six, originally hailed from Kasur. The body was sent to his hometown for burial.

Young man killed in 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....
A young man was found murdered in the Kalri area on Tuesday.

Police said that the body was found near the Crown Cinema. It was shifted to the Civil Hospital Karachi for a post-mortem examination. Doctors said the man had been tortured to death.

He was later identified as Mohammed Amin, 25, a resident of Kalri.

Kalri SHO Mir Mohammed said that the victim had been friends with some criminals in the area.

He said that it appeared that those tortured him to death suspected that the victim was a police informer.

Three grenades found Three grenades were found in Sohrab Goth on Tuesday, according to police and Bomb Disposal Squad officials.

They said that the grenades were found in the bushes on a ground near Jamia Rasheedia in Ahsanabad.

The BDS team took the grenades into their custody to defuse them.

The police said that it appeared that criminals disposed of the grenades because of an ongoing targeted operation in the city.
Posted by: Fred 2013-10-17
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