[Dawn] Aug 22: A doctor was killed in a sectarian attack in Liaquatabad late Wednesday night, the Super Market police said.Now it's getting personal...
They added that Dr Ghazanfar Ali Zaidi, 58, had left his clinic in Hassan Colony and was on his way home in Dastgir when gunnies attacked him near Dak-khana on Shahrah-e-Altaf Brelvi. He sustained two gunshot wounds and was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead
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"Dr Zaidi's murder was a clear case of sectarianism," said SSP Central Amir Farooqui.He explained that the late doctor had received threats and the police had advised him to avoid sitting at his clinic till late hours. Mr Farooqi said that the doctor's son had been in jail in a sectarian murder case.
The senior police officer said that Hassan Colony was known for sectarian killings and it appeared that the suspects had chased him right from there.
MQM man found rubbed out
A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement
...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead...
(MQM) was rubbed out in Jamshed Quarters, police said.
The perforated carcass of Fareed aka Kana was found near Filmistan on Nishter Road late Wednesday night, said Jamshed Quarters SHO Safdar Mashwani.
The victim was MQM's worker of unit-132 of Orangi Town, said the police officer, adding that his relatives lodged the murder case against unidentified killers.
Homeopathic doctor killed
A homeopathic doctor was rubbed out in Sohrab Goth, police said.
They added that Dr Nazim, 42, was travelling in his car from his private school in Janjalpura Goth to his clinic situated inside the New Sabzi Mandi when gunnies attacked him on KDA Road behind the vegetables market. He sustained multiple bullet wounds in his head and was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors declared him as dead.
Sohrab Goth SHO Mohammed Naeem said there were marks of thrashing on his face and his clothes were ripped indicating that an attempt had been made to kidnap him. The officer said exact motive for the killing could not be ascertained immediately. He added that the victim had formed a union of homeopathic doctors in Gadap Town.
Two cousins found rubbed out
Two maternal cousins were found rubbed out in Liaquatabad, police said. They added that Ahmed Ali Brohi and Tahir Hussain were found trussed up and rubbed out under the Bandhani Colony bridge.
SSP Central Amir Farooqi told Dawn that the victims had left their Mowachh Goth residence for Saddar to see their relative off to Hyderabad. The SSP quoted the victim's family as saying that their cellphones had not been responding since 8pm after they saw the relative off at 6pm.It seemed they were kidnapped and killed before their bodies were thrown under the bridge, the police officer said.
The victims were workers of a rice factory at Gulbai and originally hailed from Larkana.
The SSP said the motive for the double murder could not be ascertained immediately.
Mr Brohi's brother, Faizan, lodged the murder case against unidentified killers.