[DAWN] KARACHI: Two officials of the 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...
Metropolitan Corporation were bumped off in a suspected targeted attack on Sunday night.
The officials were in a vehicle when they were attacked by men on cycle of violences near the Federal Urdu University on the main University Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal.
The dear departed were identified as Sohail Yusuf Bhatti, 47, and Yusuf Talat Khan, 56. Both held senior positions in the KMC's land department which looks after 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....
Development Authority.
KMC spokesperson Bashir Ahmed Sadozai said Sohail Bhatti worked as deputy director, land, and Yusuf Khan as assistant director.
Earlier in the day, two cops, one doctor and a bakery owner were killed in the city.