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11 more fall prey to gang war as Lyari violence enters third day
[Pak Daily Times] Clashes between two rival groups 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....
continued on the third consecutive day and claimed the lives of at least eleven more people and maimed around one dozen, on Saturday.

Meanwhile,
...back at the palazzo, Count Guido stepped from behind the suit of armor, rapier in hand. Ciccolini snarled and reached for his own weapon...
law enforcers claimed to have killed an alleged gangster and tossed in the calaboose
Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out!
several. As per details, gunfire and kabooms continued on the third consecutive day between the gang of notorious gangster Baba Ladla and the outlawed Peoples Amn Committee (PAC). On Thursday three innocent people were killed, however, on the second consecutive day of gang war, two members of Baba Ladla, one of Uzair Baloch and one innocent person was killed during the festivities. A notorious gangster, Jabbar Langra of Ladla's group, was killed in an alleged encounter with the Rangers.

The gang war worsened on the third day and claimed the lives of at least eleven people. The bodies of four men were found from separate areas of Baghdadi Police Station. Three of them were identified as those of Younus Masih, Fahim Baloch, Mohsin. According to Baghdadi SHO all the dear departed belonged to a gang. They were believed to have been killed after being kidnapped, and all of them had torture marks and multiple bullets wounds. Four more bodies were found from separate areas of Kalakot Police Station, while three Baloch men were found dead from Atah Chowk. However,
Switzerland makes more than cheese...
their identities have yet to be ascertained. Three more people were killed in Agra Taj Colony and Kharadar localities. The routine and commercials activities were suspended in Lyari as armed gangs clashed in narrow streets, hurling hand grenades on each other and compelling the residents to stay inside their homes. Both groups' members resorted to indiscriminate firing as well as use of hand grenades, rockets and mortal shells.

Residents of the affected area confirmed that they have been restricted to their houses following the intense violence. Along with food shortage, the residents also faced power blackouts as several electricity PMTs were damaged in the ongoing fighting. Earlier, on the night between Friday and Saturday, an alleged gangster, Yousuf Shah, who belonged to the Baba Ladla group, was killed during an alleged encounter when police and Rangers conducted an operation in Lyari.

Meanwhile,
...back at the barn, Bossy had come up with a new idea, one that didn't involve kerosene...
four alleged gangsters associated with the Wasihullah Lakho group of Lyari gangsters were also apprehended. A huge cache of hand grenades, weapons and ammunitions was also recovered. Law enforcers, including Rangers and police, have been patrolling the affected areas but the firing from the groups continued.
Posted by: Fred 2013-10-27
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