At least 14 people were killed on Friday in firing incidents in different parts of Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
, DawnNews reported.
Unidentified gunnies on a
cycle of violence shot three people at Qadaffy Chowk in the Orangi Town area. The shooters managed to escape from the scene of the crime.In another part of Orangi Town, bullet riddled dead bodies of two kidnapped men were found. The bodies bore torture marks, DawnNews learnt. Two other people were rubbed out in Orangi.
Separately, a rickshaw driver was killed in a firing related incident at Teen Hatti.
Moreover, two people were rubbed out in the areas of Malir and New Sabzi-mandi at Super Highway.
Two people were rubbed out in Mominabad and one in Aligarh colony.
Furthermore, a man maimed in a shooting incident in Clifton on Thursday departed this vale of tears.
Home Minister takes notice
Home Minister Sindh Manzoor Wasan took notice of the deteriorating law and order situation and ordered the law enforcement agencies to establish peace in the metropolis.
Wasan ordered Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Bloody Karachi West to produce an investigative report on the killings in Orangi Town.
Speaking to DawnNews, Wasan said he had directed Inspector General (IG) Sindh to issue orders to the city's Station House Officers (SHOs) to patrol their respective areas and search suspected individuals.