Karachi shooting tally mounts to 12, injures 15

Source: The news
Updated at: 0500 PST, Sunday, January 31, 2010

KARACHI: The death tally in Karachi target killing shooting incidents has mounted to 12 persons and wounded 15 in last 36 hours.

The spate of firing, commenced in Orangi Town and Qasba Colony localities on Friday night, is still in progress with regular intervals while police claimed the firing incident sprouted when unknown assailants gunned down two political activists in Qasba Colony on Friday night which was followed by series of shooting and target killing incidents in other parts also.

The deceased were Sharif Khan of the ANP and Mohammed Javed of the MQM.

On Saturday morning, armed men forced the closure of shops in Orangi Town, Peerabad, Qasba Colony, Paposh Nagar, Kali Pehari and Banaras areas. They also torched a mini-bus and resorted to aerial firing.

SHO Orangi Town Matiur Rehman said that on Saturday afternoon armed men opened indiscriminate fire in Bukhari Colony, injuring five persons. They were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries. Three of them were identified as Awal Khan, Saeed Baadshah and Rasool Khan. The sources said the deceased were labourers and had no political affiliation.

In Mominabad, armed men attacked a Hi-roof van, killing one person and injuring another. SHO Mominabad Shabbir Ahmed said the deceased was Tooti Khan while the injured person was identified as Raaz Mohammad.

He said Tooti Khan, resident of Sohrab Goth and a trader by profession, had come to Mominabad, along with his colleague Raaz Mohammad, to purchase steel. When he reached Mominabad No-5, armed men stopped his car and opened indiscriminate fire on them. Raaz Mohammed is said to be out of danger.

Meanwhile, an employee of a private TV channel was killed in the Sharifabad police limits. SHO Sharifabad Aqeel said Sajid Ali was present outside the house of his uncle in the Liaquatabad Furniture Market, when gunmen shot him dead. Sajid received a bullet on his head.

Another person, Naek Zada, was gunned down in the C-1 area of Orangi Town. Police said the deceased was not affiliated with any political party.

Besides, armed men torched a mini-bus in Orangi Town. According to the fire office, a mini-bus of route G-7, bearing registration number JE-3407, was torched in Sector-11L, Orangi Town. A fire tender was immediately sent to extinguish the fire, but the mini-bus was completely burnt.