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| Karachi Korpse Kount |
| 2013-04-13 |
| KARACHI: At least four people, including an Awami National Party (ANP) activist were killed in separate acts of violence in the metropolitan on Friday. A man affiliated with ANP was shot dead at Qasba Colony. Police officials said that unidentified armed riders targeted Bismillah Khan. The dead body was handed over to his family after completing medico legal formalities. Police said that victim Rashid, 20, was killed while Rustam Ali and Sajid were wounded, when unidentified armed motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fire at them. All the victims sustained bullet injuries and were shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), where Rashid succumbed to injuries and was pronounced dead. Investigations into the incidents are underway. A seminary leader was gunned down in Block-2 Nazimabad. SHO Faryad Bhatti said that victim namely Ghazanfar Ali, 62, was going to the mosque for offering Friday prayers, when unidentified assailants targeted him. He sustained bullet wounds and died on the spot. SHO Bhatti said that the deceased hailed from Kohat, and suspected that the motive behind the incident might be personal dispute. Further investigation is under way. In another incident late night, a man was shot dead in Gulshan-e-Ameen within the limits of Sohrab Goth police station. Police officials said that victim Habibullah, 30, son of Asad Qureshi was targeted by unidentified pillion riders, who shot him dead. The victim's body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital by the police and later handed over to his heirs. |
| Posted by:Steve White |