Karachi target killings: thirteen more shot dead

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Karachi target killings: thirteen more shot dead

KARACHI: Thirteen people, including three Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists, a deputy district officer (DDO), education, and an officer of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) were shot dead in the city on Tuesday, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported on 18 September, 2012.

Deputy Director Education of SITE, Abdul Mohiuddin, was gunned down in the afternoon near the Bara Board in Pak Colony, police said.  An FIA officer was gunned down outside his house in Saudabad, Malir.

Three MQM activists were also killed on Tuesday in deadly attacks. In the first incident, an office of the MQM’s Muttahida Muzafati Organising Committee was attacked in Agra Taj Colony, Lyari. Two MQM activists, Naved and Salman Soomro, were killed while two others were injured. The third MQM worker was gunned down in Musharraf Colony late at night. Police said Javed alias Cablewala was attacked outside his home.

In Sector 4-J of Khwaja Ajmer Nagri, an MQM supporter, Mairaj, was shot and injured. Hanif Ghanchi was shot dead in PIB Colony police remits.

In Memon Goth police remits, two tortured and bullet riddle bodies were found on Tuesday morning. SHO Rao Khalid of Memon Goth police station said that the bodies were found lying near Ansari Bridge on the Super Highway.

Separately, Rehmat Khan, who ran construction material business, was gunned down in Sector 12-E, Baldia Town.  In another case, 28-year-old police constable Rizwan Kayani was stabbed to death outside his home in SITE-A, Metroville.

Another body was found near the KMC Workshop, Risala. Police said the victim was tortured and later shot dead.  In the Kalri police remits, unidentified armed men killed dismissed head constable Sarwar alias Chaman Late on Tuesday night.

DND

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