At least five people were killed in latest incidents of violence in 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...
, DawnNews reported on Friday.
One person was rubbed out in the city's North Bloody Karachi area while two were killed in incidents of firing in the Garden area.
In an incident of firing on Jahangir Road, one person was killed and two others were maimed. The area became tense in the aftermath of the firing.
Moreover, in the city's SITE area, a policeman was rubbed out and another was maimed.
Four 'hit mans', two Taliban men placed in long-term storage
Four 'hit mans' were placed in long-term storage
Into the paddy wagon wit' yez!
in an operation carried out by police personnel in Bloody Karachi's Garden and Kharadar areas, SSP South said.
The four, Saeed Pathan, Iqbal alias Arif Gul, Shahid and Mohammad alias Baba, are also alleged to have associations with political parties.
The police recovered four hand grenades, four 7-MM guns and four TT pistols from the suspects' possession. The four are alleged to be involved in over 30 incidents of assassinations.
Meanwhile,
...back at the argument, Jane reached into her purse for her .38...
the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of police placed in long-term storage
Into the paddy wagon wit' yez!
two alleged bully boyz in a raid in the city's Pak Colony area.
Police claimed both suspects were members of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP), and that they were involved in murder and acts of terrorism both in Bloody Karachi and the tribal areas.
One killed, five wounded in Chicago violence
A man was killed and nine other people were wounded in shootings across the city Friday afternoon into Saturday morning, police said.
The one death was Antonio Buck, 32, of the 5400 block of South Aberdeen Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was one of two people shot about 1:30 a.m. this morning in the 5100 block of South Honore Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said.
A 29-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder in the incident and is in guarded condition at Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.
When police first responded to the scene, they found her with a gunshot wound. Someone drove Buck from that scene to Holy Cross Hospital, where he died from a gunshot wound to the head, police said. Police spotted the vehicle carrying Buck as it sped away and tried to pull it over, but the driver kept going. It was only when they arrived at Holy Cross that police realized the driver was shuttling a man who was shot.
A 23-year-old man was shot about 6:20 a.m. Saturday on the 7900 block of South Ellis Avenue in the East Chatham neighborhood, police said. He was shot in the lower back and leg. Additional details weren't immediately available.
Another man, 23, was shot in both legs near the intersection of Clark and Division streets in the Near North neighborhood about 2:30 a.m. It's not clear why he was shot. He "self transported" to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, police said. He told police he heard shots and felt pain.