[Dawn] Three persons identified as Abdul Rasheed, Khalil and Zubair were killed while three others were maimed in firing by unknown motorcyclists at Ghausia Road, Agra Taj Colony, 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....
on Sunday.
Abdul Rasheed, who was attached with construction business was sitting along with others outside his office at Ghausia Road when unknown motorcyclists sprayed bullets on them, front man of Katchhi Rabita Committee (KRC) and Edhi sources told APP.
The Edhi Foundation is the largest welfare organization in Pakistain, analogous to the work Mother Teresa did in Calcutta. The Katchhi Rabita Committee is, I believe, an organization of Kutchis, who originated in the Rann of Kutch.
Abdul Rasheed, who was a big shot of the KRC, succumbed to injuries on his way to Civil Hospital Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
, a KRC front man and Edhi sources said.
According to the Edhi sources, the injured have been identified as Tahir Rasheed, Yasir and Danish. The incident took place in the jurisdiction of cop shoppe Kalri, Lyari, District South.