[DAWN] Four people, two of them brothers, were rubbed out in 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....
area of Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
on Friday night, according to police and hospital officials.
The killings triggered intense firing, sowing fear in parts of the old city.
Kalakot police said Rizwan alias Sunni was bumped off in Gul Mohammed Lane. Later, a body stuffed in a gunny bag was found in Sarbazi Mohalla. The dear departed was identified as Waqas Baloch, brother of Rizwan.
A police official said there were reports that Rizwan had 'sympathies' with the Uzair Baloch group.
Subsequently, gunnies resorted to heavy firing on Mirza Adam Khan Road, leaving two people dead and injuring two others, including a passerby policeman, Imran Beg.