[DAWN] At least six people, including a trustee of an Imambargah...since Pakistain is very religiously correct™, Shia Moslems can't call their houses of worship 'mosques,' which are reserved for Sunnis. It's not clear if imambargahs are used for explosives storage like mosques are...
, were killed in different incidents of violence and assassination in the port city on Monday.
Imambargah caretaker Shaukat Sherazi, 45, and Qaiser Hussain, 50, were killed when unknown armed motorcyclists opened fire on them at Mithadar near Sherazia Imambargah in the Old City area.
The bodies were shifted to Civil Hospital 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...
for medico-legal formalities.
Superintendent Police (SP) City Sheraz Nazir said that Sherazi and Qaisar were sitting in an office at Mithadar near Sherazia Imambargah when attackers shot them dead.
According to sources, Shaukat Sherazi was also a member of Jaffaria Alliance Pakistain's south wing. Situation in Mithadar, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Malir and Abul Hassan Isphahani Road turned tense after the incident. Shops were closed in these areas.
The Majlis-e-Wahdatul Moslemeen (MWM) has announced that it would hold nationwide protest on Friday against the killing of Shaukat Sherazi.
A MWM spokesperson said that incidents of assassinations were failure of the law enforcement agencies. The Shia organization will also take out rallies across the country on Friday, the spokesperson said.
Separately, Farhan Afzal, 40, son of Afzal Ahmed, was bumped off by unidentified gunnies in Mianwali Colony within the limits of Manghopir cop shoppe. The victim was owner of a marble factory. The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
Another person, Mohsin Agha, 50, was rubbed out by unidentified gunnies near Dak Khana bus stop in Liaquatabad No 2.
Earlier, Sadaqat Begam, wife of Zainul Hassan, was bumped off by unidentified gunnies in Keamari late Sunday night. The body was shifted to Civil Hospital for a postmortem examination.
Moreover, a teenage boy was killed by unidentified gunnies in North Karachi 5-C-4 near Baradari. The body was brought to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities. The identity of the victim could not be ascertained as yet.
Meanwhile,
...back at the game, the Babe headed for second base. He almost made it. Then Sheila slapped him....
ten suspected criminals were incarcerated
Book 'im, Mahmoud!
by Rangers in Metroville SITE area. Weapons were also recovered from their possession, claimed the paramilitary force.
Police also claimed to have arrested seven suspected extortionists and targeted killers in raids conducted in different areas of the city.
Karachi, a city of 18 million people which contributes 42 per cent of Pakistain's GDP, is rife with murder and kidnappings and has been plagued for years by ethnic, sectarian and political violence.
Police along with Rangers are already carrying out operations against criminal groups to curb sectarian and political killings in the port city.