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India-Pakistan
Two policemen among seven shot dead
2012-07-21
[Dawn] At least seven people, including two coppers, were killed in the city and a police kiosk was attacked with a hand grenade on Thursday, when President Asif Ali Ten Percent Zardari
... husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who has been singularly lacking in curiosity about who done her in ...
and the Pakistain Mohammedan League-Nawaz chief were present in the city.

A sub-inspector and a constable were killed and a passer-by was maimed when unknown assailants targeted the two coppers on Nishtar Road on Thursday night.

SI Munir Ahmed, 50, and constable Abdul Hafeez, 35, were reportedly riding a scooter from the Pak Colony cop shoppe, where they were posted. The unknown suspects, who were apparently following them, targeted the two at Albela Chowk, Nishtar Road, sub-divisional police officer Qasier Ali Shah said. "The incident is clearly a assassination," the SDPO said.

A passer-by, identified as Javed, 30, was also injured in the firing. The three victims were rushed to the Civil Hospital 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...
, where the two coppers were pronounced dead on arrival, while the maimed man was admitted for treatment.

Quoting hospital sources, police said both coppers had suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the upper half of the body.

Police said both coppers were in civilian clothes and were heading home after work.

However,
a clean conscience makes a soft pillow...
the motive for the killing was unclear and was being seen as part of a string of attacks against law-enforcement officials in the recent days in the city.

Earlier on Wednesday two coppers posted at the same Pak Colony cop shoppe had been attacked near Bismillah Hotel in Old Golimar.

Constable Sohail Haroon was killed and his associate Shafqat was maimed in the targeted attack. Haroon had remained affiliated with the so-called Bloody Karachi Operation in the early 1990s, his associates and seniors said.

Robbers kill man

A man was killed and two alleged dacoits were beaten up when area people overpowered them during an armed robbery in Landhi.

During the hold-up, the dacoits shot at a man who later died at the hospital.

Police said the incident took place in Landhi No 6 at the Ghafoor Sweetmeat mart, where the two suspects barged into the shop, held the occupants of the shop at gunpoint and started looting the shop.

Meanwhile,
...back at the bunker, his Excellency called a hurried meeting of his closest advisors. It was to be his last. They discussed the officers's efficiency rating system...
people from the neighbouring shops raised alarm over the hold-up, the suspects opened fire and maimed a man later identified as Shakir Husain. However,
a clean conscience makes a soft pillow...
as the suspects were fleeing the enraged people caught hold of them and gave them severe beating.

Area police reached the scene and intervened and set to sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock, in a pestilential prison with a life-long lock
Book 'im, Mahmoud!
the two suspects. Police recovered two pistols and a stolen cycle of violence from them, SP of Shah Faisal Town Latif Siddiqui said.

"They did not suffer any gunshot wounds. The area people gave them sever beating", SP Siddiqui said.

The two suspects were identified as Iqbal and Shahid.

Shakir Husain was a resident of 37-C Area, Korangi No 5, the SP added.

JUI-F leader

Jamait Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) SITE town chapter amir Maulana Abdul Rehman was bumped off early in the morning when he was going to a mosque to offer Fajr prayers.

Police said the incident took place near the Valika Hospital, where two suspects on a cycle of violence fired at the pesh-imam within the remit of the Pirabad cop shoppe.

The victim was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
He's dead, Jim!
on arrival.

SHO Rao Rafique said the killing did not appear to be sectarian in nature. He suspected enmity as a likely motive for the murder.

The funeral prayer of the dear departed was offered at Valika Ground near Banaras, attended by a larger number of people belonging to various walks of life.

JUI-F leaders condemned the killing of Maulana Abdul Rehman and demanded that the government arrest the killers.

Zoo employee

The body of a zoo employee was found in the Garden area early in the morning, police said. The victim, identified as Mohammad Asif.

Police said Asif was an employee of the Bloody Karachi Zoological Garden. When he did not return from work on Wednesday evening, his family reported the matter to the police. He was a resident of Usmanabad.

The motive for the murder was not clear but according to police sources Asif was a supporter of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement
...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead...

Bank employee

A bank employee was killed by unknown persons in the SITE area.

Police said the incident took place in Metroville, where Naeem Gondal, an officer in the State Bank of Pakistain was approached by gunnies on a cycle of violence and shot him. The victim was struck down in his prime.

Police quoting the family sources said the victim did not have any political or religious associations.

A duty officer of the SITE-A cop shoppe said the family will lodge an FIR following the victim's burial.

Family feud

A man was killed over a family feud in Sohrab Goth.

Police identified the victim as Ansar Raza Riaz, 40.

DSP Iftikhar Lodhi said initial information suggested the killing took place due to a family feud.

CID constable maimed

Two CID constables were maimed when their mobile van was fired at in F.B Area.

Constable Wahid Bakhsh and Abid Rizvi, both posted at Garden, suffered serious gunshot wounds in the attack. A civilian, Asif, was also injured.

The maimed constables were admitted to a private hospital.
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