An elderly man was shot dead in cold blood while he was on his way to offer the Fajr prayer in Orangi Town early Monday morning. The Peerabad police said two unidentified motorcyclists opened fire on Anwar Iqbal Khalid while he was on his way to the Madrassa Ziaul Islam to offer the dawn prayer. Police suspect that Khalid, who was killed on the spot, was targeted because he was Pashto-speaking.
MURDERED: A middle-aged man was murdered in Mehmoodi Colony, Keamari Town. The Jackson police said unidentified culprits opened fire on a drug dealer, identified as 40-year-old Badshah Khan, during a clash over two groups of children playing in the locality. Khan, who was killed on the spot, was shifted to the Civil Hospital Karachi.
BODY FOUND: Police found a young woman’s tortured body dumped in the bushes in Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Phase-II. The identity of the victim could not be ascertained until the filing of this report.
ARRESTED: The Malir police claimed to have arrested three target killers during a raid. The detainees, identified as Aamir, Fareed and Israfeel, are said to be wanted by the police for the murder of the local zakat committee’s chairman.