At least eight persons were killed and four others sustained injuries in separate firing incidents in various areas of the city on Thursday.
According to police and rescue sources, unidentified armed men opened fire at a man at Fawara Chowk in Garden area, within the limits of Garden Police Station, killing him instantly.
The deceased was identified as Hassan, 33. The body was shifted to Civil Hospital.
An unidentified person, 35, was gunned down at parking plaza in Saddar. The rescue team shifted the body to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Hospital.
Two tortured bodies of unidentified men were recovered from Steel Town Link Road in the limits of Steel Town Police Station. The bodies were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for post-mortem.
A mutilated body of a 35-year-old man was also recovered from Mewa Shah Graveyard in Lyari area of the metropolis. The dead body was shifted to Edhi Sohrab Goth Mortuary. He was kidnapped and tortured to death, sources said.
Unidentified men opened fire in Khadda Market area injuring three people. They were identified as Adnan, Ramzan and Khalid. They were shifted to the CHK.
According to police and rescue sources, an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), former MPA, Noor Muhammad, was killed in a firing incident in Baldia Town No 4 area.
The murder of MQM activist has caused a widespread tension in the area, while 6 persons were also wounded in various incidents of firing. The murder of MQM activist caused a widespread tension in the area.
Meanwhile, Rangers conducted a search operation in Lines Area and arrested six suspects. They were shifted to unknown location for further interrogation.
