Violent incidents of bloodshed continued in 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...
, as eight more people bit the dust and several received injuries on Sunday, DawnNews reported.
The new wave of assassinations has possibly escalated after the death of Awami National Party (ANP) leader Liaquat Bangash, whose body found in Rabia city near Bloody Karachi's Gulistan-e-Jauhar area on Saturday.
Tension prevailed and the markets remained closed in the area after the death of Bangash.
Addressing a presser, Acting Additional Inspector General (AIG) Ghulam Shabbir Sheikh said that Bangash, in his efforts to escape from police, jumped from the height which resulted in his death.
The acting AIG issued 'shoot on sight' orders if any myrmidon was seen taking the law in his/her hands.
Two men were rubbed out in the Surjani town's sector 10. A man was rubbed out and another was injured in the in sector L-1 of the same area.
A man received bullet wounds after faceless myrmidons shot up Maskan roundabout in Gulshan-e-Iqbal..
Two people were rubbed out in the areas of Baldia town and Quaidabad.
Dead bodies of a man and a woman, identified as Shabana and Liaquat, were found from a farmhouse located in the area of Gulshan-e Maymar.
At least 21 people have bit the dust in the last 36 hours in the violent killings of the city.
Heavy troops of police and Rangers have been deployed in different areas of the metropolis.
Additional police deployment
An additional force of 500 coppers has been called from interior of province under a well-planned strategy to combat the crimes especially the extortion, assassinations and kidnapping for ransom in Bloody Karachi.
The additional force has been deployed at different places in the city, while the measures are being taken to strengthen the number of police personnel deployed at posts and pickets particularly in old city trade centers.
Moreover, 1000 surveillance cameras are being installed at trade and business centers and they would start functioning shortly, as currently these cameras are being tested.