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'Most wanted' Lyari gang war commander Baba Ladla killed by Rangers
 [DAWN] Pakistain Rangers, Sindh, claimed to have killed notorious 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.... gang war commander Noor Muhammad alias Baba Ladla in a shootout early Thursday 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 Lyari neighbourhood. Two of Baba Ladla's close associates -- Sikandar alias Sikko and Mohammad Yaseen alias Mama -- were also killed in the encounter. The "most wanted" suspects were involved in numerous terrorist incidents and heinous crimes, a Rangers blurb said. Acting on a tip-off about the presence of Ladla, the Rangers started an operation in Lyari's Phool Patti Lane area. Upon seeing them, the gangsters opened fire and lobbed hand grenades at the paramilitary personnel. After an exchange of fire that lasted about 35 minutes, Baba Ladla and his two accomplices were killed in the encounter. One Kalashnikov, a 9mm pistol, a 9mm mauser and a hand grenade were also recovered from their possession, a police statement said. "The killing of Baba Ladla group [members] is a lesson for all those youngsters, who inspired by leaders like Baba Ladla are backing or linked to crimes, that they cannot escape the grasp of law," the Rangers statement said. Baba Ladla was once a close aide of proscribed Peoples Amn Committee ... Peoples' Peace Committee is a group of brown turbans tied to the Pakn People's Party and based in Blood-soaked Karachi. It was founded by an infamous gangster, Rehman Dakait in 2008. It is accused of being involved in organized crime and gang wars. After Rehman departed this vale of tears in 2009, leadership of the group was taken over by Uzair Baloch, who is probably associated with the Tataglias or the Barzini clan. The Amn Committee was banned in Pakistain in 2011, which means precisely squat.... (PAC) leader Uzair Baloch, who was tossed in the calaboose You have the right to remain silent... in January last year, but later turned his rival. The Sindh government had placed a head money of Rs3 million on Baba Ladla in 2012. Posted by: Fred 2017-02-03 |
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