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Five killed in 'sectarian' attacks
 [Dawn] At least five people, including two doctors, were killed in targeted attacks apparently on sectarian grounds in different parts of the city on Monday, deepening fear among the people ahead of Muharram as the Rangers-led 'targeted-operation' has yet to challenge the sectarian menace effectively, according to police and hospital officials.After a lull in frequent killings in the city, targeted attacks reared their ugly head in the picturesque provincial capital amid tight security on account of the visit of some VVIP to the city. Four people, two doctors among them, were rubbed out in an attack on a tailor's shop while a young man along with Zuljanah was rubbed out in Mobina Town, triggering tension and anxiety in Abbas Town. Among the two doctors, a chest specialist was rubbed out in the Ferozabad area, police said. They added that Dr Naseem Abbas Shah, 44, was about to sit in his car outside his home on Allama Iqbal Road in PECHS Block 2 when four suspects riding two cycle of violences fired at him. He sustained two gunshot wounds in his head and was rushed to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where doctors declared him dead. He's dead, Jim! The victim was associated with a private hospital near Hill Park and also worked at a hospital in Malir, the police Sherlocks said. Dr Shah, father of two children, originally hailed from Multan, they added. In another attack, a doctor was bumped off in the Manghopir area, police said. They added that Dr Sher Ali, 45, was returning home in a car after dropping his children at their school when two armed motorcyclists attacked him near 'Garam Chashma'. The victim was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead He's dead, Jim! on arrival. According to additional police surgeon Dr Abdul Haq, the victim had received four bullet wounds including two in the head. Dr Ali belonged to the Mughal Hazara community, according to Manghopir SDPO Shaukat Shani. He said the dear departed ran a private clinic near an Imambargah in the area. Two young men were rubbed out while three others maimed in the attack on a tailor's shop in the Sharifabad area, the area police said. They added that three suspects riding a cycle of violence attacked the tailor's shop in Zeenat Square that left five persons maimed. The maimed were taken to the ASH where doctors declared Nadeem Haider Zaidi, 40, and Mohammed Shoaib, 28, dead on arrival. The maimed men Mohammed Mohsin, 30, Imran, 40, and Sohail Ali were admitted for treatment. "Apparently the attack was motivated by sectarian considerations," said SSP Central Amir Farooqi. He said Nadeem owned the tailor's shop and appeared to be the real target of the attackers. In yet another attack, a young man along with a Zuljanah was bumped off in Mobina Town, police said. They added that Shan Mohammed, 32, was a Khadim of the Zuljanah in the Abbas Town area. Gunmen riding a cycle of violence killed the Zuljanah and its keeper near Patel Para, triggering tension in Abbas Town. "Five Shia activists have been killed ahead of Muharram, which proved hollowness of the government's claims about controlling law and order," according to Maulana Sadiq Raza Taqvi, deputy secretary general of the Sindh Majlis-e-Wahdatul Musselmeneen (MWM). He said the authorities seemed holding meetings merely for cosmetic security arrangements during Muharram. MQM man killed Separately, a young worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement ...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead... (MQM) was bumped off in Orangi Town, the Iqbal Market police said. They added that Junaid aka Mansoor, 28, and his relative, Wasim, were riding a cycle of violence on the main road when two armed cycle of violence riders attacked them near Daba Mor in Sector 11 ½. Junaid sustained nine bullet wounds and died before any medical aid could be provided to him while his relative remained unhurt in the attack. The victim was a worker of the unit 118 of the MQM organizational structure, said Iqbal Market SHO Tasdeeq Waris, adding that he worked at a factory in Site. Youth found rubbed out A youngster was found rubbed out in the Mochko area, police said. They added that the body of Abdul Rasool, 25, with a single bullet wound in his head was found in a garbage dump in Mochko-II. The victim, a resident of Orangi Town's Faqir Colony, worked at an embroidery shop in the Mochko area, according to SHO Saleem Faridi. He suspected some personal enmity as a motive for the killing. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-06 |
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