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One killed, two injured in Karachi's suspected sectarian attack
 [DAWN] A student was rubbed out and two others injured in a suspected sectarian attack 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 Gulistan-e-Jauhar area on Friday evening. "Three students were on their way on a cycle of violence when armed pillion-riders attacked them in a deserted street in Block-4 of Guilistan-e-Jauhar and fled," said Gulshan SP Dr Fahad Ahmad while speaking to Dawn. One of the students, Murtaza, departed this vale of tears while being shifted to a hospital. The injured identified as Shahid Ali and Ihsan Ali were admitted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), confirmed Dr. Seemin Jamali, head of the emergency department. "The dead and injured belonged to the Shia community and it appeared to be murder incident," added the police official. Initial reports suggested the victims were students of University of Karachi and Dow University of Health Sciences and were returning from a coaching centre. Police claimed to have launched a targeted operation against criminals involved in sectarianism and other crimes in various areas of Karachi earlier this week. Posted by: Fred 2016-11-12 |
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