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| Eight more killed in Karachi target killings |
| 2010-11-12 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Targeted killings in the city Thursday claimed eight more lives raising the corpse count to 16 within the past 48 hours. The bullet-riddled, tortured body of a man was found near the Lyari Degree College in Kalakot police jurisdiction. Police said the dear departed identified as Saqib, 24, son of Javed Baloch, a resident of Afshani Street, Lyari was kidnapped Wednesday after a clash between Baba Ladla group and Rehman Dakait relatives' Mohammedan Baloch group. His body was shifted to CHK, from where the heirs took it away after completing medico-legal formalities. Police have registered FIR No 312/10 against faceless myrmidons. Another bullet-riddled body was recovered from Ali Akbar Shah graveyard. Ibrahim Hyderi police said the victim identified as Mohammad Hussain Bengali, 25, son of Sher Ahmed, was a resident of Sector 48-F, Korangi. SHO Lal Bux said the victim was an active worker of Bengal Action Committee, a sub-organisation of MQM, and owned a hotel in Korangi. His body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for medico-legal formalities and then handed over to his heirs. Police have started the paperwork but haven't done much else against unidentified suspects on the complaint of victim's brother Kamal. A Shia man was bumped off near his house in North Bloody Karachi within the limits of Sir Syed cop shoppe. Police said Syed Shadab Rizvi, 30, son of Raziuddin, a resident of Sector 11-A, North Bloody Karachi, was returning home from the market when unidentified gunnies in a car opened fire on him. He was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) in an injured condition and succumbed to his injuries during treatment. His body was handed over to the heirs. DSP Altaf Hussain said the dear departed owned a business while his father was a prominent 'Zakir'. In Azizabad, a notorious gambler was rubbed out near Sufa mosque. Police said Afzal Ahmed Shahab alias Gulfam, 42, son of Dildar, was standing outside his house when two gunnies riding a cycle of violence opened fire on him. He sustained two bullets and keeled over dead. His body was shifted to the ASH for medico-legal formalities and handed over to the heirs. SHO Shahrukh said the victim, the father of three, was booked in several cases of gambling and a close friend of Khalid Shehenshah. In Sohrab Goth, 28-year-old Yousuf, son of Abdul Ghafoor, was bumped off, police said. DSP Iftikhar Lodhi said the dear departed, hailing from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, aka Terrorism Central... , had a dispute with some of his relatives, who might be involved in his murder. Separately, a cycle of violence mechanic was rubbed out in Khadda Market, Lyari within the limits of Storied Baghdadi cop shoppe. Police said the dear departed identified as 24-year-old Abid, son of Ismail, was drinking tea at Bilal Hotel, when an unidentified man opened fire on him, killing him on the spot. His body was shifted to Civil Hospital Bloody Karachi (CHK). In Al Falah, a bullet-riddled body police was recovered from Zamzama Corner, Shamsi Society. Police identified the victim as Mohammad Irfan, son of Atta Rasool, a resident of Junejo Town, Manzoor Colony. The victim worked as an electrician and a painter, they added. Police said the dear departed was kidnapped Wednesday by unidentified culprits, who threw away his body after killing him. His body was shifted to JPMC for medico-legal formalities and handed over to his heirs. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch... 25-year-old Zeeshan was rubbed out by unidentified gunnies in Keamari while his father Zafar Iqbal was also maimed. SHO Chaudhry Irshad said the dear departed was going home with his father in a car bearing registration number ATB-771 when three armed motorcyclists intercepted them and opened indiscriminate firing in front of KPT Gate No 15. Zeeshan was killed on the spot while his father sustained injuries, he added. |
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