At least nine more persons have been killed and eight sustained severe injuries during various incidents of target killing here on Friday.
Sources said that unknown armed gunmen opened unprovoked firing in Orangi Town No. 5 & 12 and killed two persons including a 12 years old boy. The dead bodies shifted to their respective hospitals for autopsy.
In New Karachi, anonymous armed persons killed an unknown person and during this incident an other got severe injuries. In other incidents two persons Subhan and Akhlaq were killed by firing near Gul Sher Hotel and in bus firing Anwar Umar Jan lost his life. The deceased were sent to hospital for necropsy.
While in Shafique Abad near Sohraab Goth, unidentified men opened firing on a Mini Bus bearing No. W-11. Resultantly, a 28 years old Abdul Sattar S/o Zubair Jan died on the spot while 3 others sustained injuries including Asif S/o Akhlaq Ahmad (30), Umair S/o Mirza Saeed Baig (28) and Saleem S/o Mukhtar (18).
The injured were rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medical treatment.
Besides, near Nagan Chorangi, anonymous men loaded with arms gunned down Anwar S/o Muhammad Noor Islam (50).
Meanwhile, unknown armed men gunned down Asad in New Karachi, Industrial Area located in the jurisdiction of Gabool Town Police Station. Police told that the deceased was having some eatables from a hotel located in the aforementioned area. After the incident fear and panic spread in the area while shopkeepers and businessmen shut down their shops in fear.
The situation in Orangi Town is tense as firing between two disputed groups in continuing. Whereas, situation in Faiz Shah Colony, Rahim Colony and Urdu Chowk is also tense due incidents of firing.
