Precious lives continued to fall in Karachi, as several lives surrendered to the dance of death in the financial capital of Pakistan on Tuesday. Tension held its sway in Gulbahar area after the killing of a political activist, namely Rehan. According to details, the activist was deeply wounded in a firing incident on Monday and succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday. Shops, markets and other activities were suspended in the area after news of the activist’s killing reached the residents. On the other hand, a man identified as Muhammad Siddiq was shot dead in a firing incident in Manzoor Colony, while two other persons were also killed in separate firing incidents that happened at Shaheed-e-Millat Road and Vita Chowrangi, Korangi.
According to media reports, one person was shot dead in the jurisdiction of Pareedi Police Station, while another man was gunned down near Baldia Town vegetable market. Meanwhile, a dead body was found dumped in a sewer near Paper Market at Pakistan Chowk. Furthermore, 30 year-old Hussain was shot to death in Ayub Goth locality of Sohrab Goth, while unknown motorcyclists shot and killed Khalid Saeed in Korangi’s Bilal Colony.
In a separate incident, unknown gunmen sprayed bullets on three youth, leaving them badly injured. Moreover, another man was killed in a separate firing incident near Samama Shopping Center, Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. In a different incident, 33-year-old Shafiq s/o Noor was gunned down by his brother-in-law in Sector-E, Manzoor Colony in the limit of Baloch Colony Police Station. The body was later moved to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for postmortem. In this connection, police arrested accused Naseeruddin while terming the reason behind the murder as family dispute. In yet another incident, a bullet-riddled body of man, later identified as 34-year-old Muhammad Asif s/o Muhammad Umer, was found from Rice Godwon Landhi 89 in the limits of Landhi Police Station. The dead body was later shifted to JPMC to undergo medico-legal formalities.
Police said the victim received bullets in his chest and head, adding that he had died on the spot. The victim was labourer by profession. Furthermore, 42-year-old Liaquat Ali s/o Aamir committed suicide by hanging himself inside his flat located in Karim Nagar SITE, in the jurisdiction of SITE- A Police Station. The body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital to undergo postmortem. Police said the victim was a drug addict and he committed suicide after his family refused to give him money for buying drugs.
On the other hand, traders of the city protested against a cracker attack. According to police, the cracker attack occurred on Monday at the residence of a local trader named Fayyaz in Landhi 89 area. The traders’ community staged a protest demonstration against the incident and blocked the main roads in Malir, while demanding provision of adequate security to the business community. It is worth mentioning here that a few days ago a local trader’s son was recovered from the possession of kidnappers after paying the ransom amount. Later, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) police also arrested Noor Muhamamd, who was alleged to be the chief of an extortionist gang. Meanwhile, a severe traffic jam was witnessed at several roads of the city on Tuesday afternoon. The traffic jam occurred when protestors blocked the main roads while condemning the killing of a traders’ union leader at Abdullah Haroon Road a few days ago.
The roads and areas from where the traffic jam problem was reported included Saddar, Empress Market, Burns Road and Zaibun Nisa Street. Long queues of vehicles were witnessed on different roads of the city during the protests.
