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| Lyari Battle Rages On; Six More Killed |
| 2012-04-03 |
| KARACHI: As many as six people bit the dust and another 28 were maimed on Monday during a daylong clash between protesters and police in Lyari. People erupted into the streets after person or persons unknown rubbed out PPP leader Hasan Soomro. Nabeel Gabool, member of National Assembly from Lyari, said Soomro was standing at Aath Chowk when the faceless myrmidons opened fire on him. A People's Aman Committee (PAC) leader said over 20 people were maimed in the festivities. He also said the injured were shifted to the 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.... General Hospital, adding that five of them gave up the ghost. The protesters demanded that the high-ups take action against police officials who took part in the "so-called operation". The police claimed to have recovered a kalashnikov rifle and a pistol from the possession of alleged gangster Saqib alias Sakhi. Saqib was killed in a police 'encounter' in Chakiwara area on Sunday. However, ars longa, vita brevis... taking advantage of narrow streets, Saqib's accomplices, Umer Katchi, Baba Ladla, Abdul Jabbar alias Jeengo, Taj Muhammad alias Taju and others had decamped from the scene. An inquiry has been ordered into the killing of Saqib and the 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... South deputy commissioner has been made the inquiry officer. The dear departed were identified as, Ali, Qasim, Sharif, Zakir, Haq Nawaz and Hasan. The injured include Yasmin, Gul Bano, Yasir, Ghulam Nabi, Sajid, Barkat, Saqib, Sher Muhammad, Yasir, Chaman, Arif, Rehman, Muhammad, Javed, Shahab, Khalid, Shazad, Rashid, Saleem, Umer, Faheem, Shahid, Mumtaz, Saleh, Aftab, Imran, Shahzad and Aslam. Several faceless myrmidons forced shopkeepers to close down their shops and also exchanged fire with the police the whole day. On Monday evening, the Sindh government sent fresh reinforcements and deployed police commandos in the area. Panic gripped the surrounding areas, including Kharadar, where gunshots were also reported. Unidentified assailants resorted to firing and also forced shopkeepers to close down their shops in Landhi, Lasbela Chowk and Nishtar Road areas. Meanwhile, ...back at the the conspirators' cleverly concealed hideout the long-awaited message arrived. They quickly got to work with their decoder rings... similar incidents were reported in areas stretching from Teen Hatti to Ranchore Line. |
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