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| Fresh wave of target killings in Karachi claims 14 lives |
| 2010-09-21 |
| [Dawn] Interior Minister Rehman Malik took notice of the situation in Karachi on Monday, calling the DG Ranger and asking for a report after fresh wave of target killings in the city claimed 14 lives during the past two days, DawnNews reported. The situation turned critical in Liaqutabad, Nazimabad, Gulbahar, Malir and other adjacent areas when two people died after Rangers and unknown armed men exchanged fire in the area of Laiquatabad. According to sources, unknown people resorted to firing in Liaquatabad when people were returning from burial of Tanveer Abbas, who was gunned down yesterday. Rangers in retaliation open fired, causing serious injuries to two people who later succumbed to their wounds on the way to the hospital. The incident triggered angry reaction in the area and protestors forced businesses to shut down. Unknown gunmen tried to set ablaze two buses in Gulbahar. Five fire fighters were injured while extinguishing a burning bus in the area of Golimar Meanwhile, the PPP media cell rejected the claims made by the MQM that the provincial ministry was behind the unrest in the city. A spokesman of the cell said that the federal and the provincial government were nabbing terrorists. |
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