[DAWN] While 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...
police were busy in a ceremony to pay tributes to slain coppers at the Police Headquarters, Garden, assailants struck again not far from the venue of the programme and rubbed out a police constable and maimed his colleague on Sunday evening.
Saddar SP Salman Hussain said that constable Noman and assistant sub-Inspector Sohail were patrolling on a cycle of violence near the Dow Medical College roundabout when four assailants on two cycle of violences fired at them and rode away.
The maimed were taken to the Civil Hospital Karachi, where Noman was pronounced dead. He suffered a bullet wound in the head, while ASI Sohail was hit in the leg.