Various incidents of violence during the past twenty four hours claimed seven lives in Karachi.
One man was killed and six others injured in a grenade and firing attack at a roadside eatery in New Karachi area near Allahwali Chowk.
Police sources said that the motivation behind the attack seemed to be extortion.
One person died of gunshot wounds near Meena Bazaar in Pir Colony area of the city.
One person was killed and another injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on them near Bait-ul-Mukarram mosque in Karachi’s Gulshan e Iqbal area.
Separate incidents of gun firing claimed another two lives in the city’s Khokhrapar and Ayub Goth areas.
Saddar Police claimed to have killed two suspected bike-snatchers after an encounter near Capri cinema in Saddar area.
The suspects were fleeing after snatching a motorcycle from the area, according to police sources who added that a stolen motorcycle and arms were recovered from the suspects.
A ten-day-old body was found in a nallah in Pak Colony area.
When contacted, the duty officer present at the spot informed that prior written permission from SSP Invetigation, West will be required to carry out any further rescue work or collection of evidence from the factory.
Meanwhile, bodies of 178 victims were handed over to their heirs after verification for burial while the identity of 82 bodies is not yet known. The sources said that the DNA samples of 60 victims have so far been collected for identification.
