Three people, including a policeman, were killed and five others injured in different violence incidents in the city on Sunday.
A policeman, Hatim, 35, son of Abdullah, was shot dead and a passerby, Iqbal, son of Abdull Sagheer, injured when unidentified armed men opened fire on policeman at Khajoor Market in Lee Market area of the city. The body and the injured were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi.
SHO Kharadar PS Zafar informed that PC-10764, Hatim Morio, son of Abdullah Morio, posted at PS Kharadar, was deployed on duty at Main Khajoor Bazaar. He was on duty in uniform when unidentified armed men reached at the spot and opened fire on him. Resultantly, the constable was martyred whereas a passerby, Iqbal, son of Abdul Sagheer, received bullet in his shoulder.
The medical legal officer (MLO) Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) reported that a person, Javed, 35, son of Muhammad Sohail, was brought dead from Orangi Town Sector 11. He was killed by the firing of unidentified armed men in at Islam Chowk in Orangi Town.
The Police Station Pakistan Bazaar duty officer verified the above information and further informed that the deceased was opening his general store when two unidentified motorcyclists reached the spot and tried to loot him. He added that criminals had come to commit robbery and on resistance they opened firing on him.
The Station House Officer (SHO), Surjani Town PS, informed that unknown armed men reached Dua Estate Agency in Surjani Town Sector L/1 and killed a person, Abdul Aziz, 50, son of Abdul Rasheed. The body was shifted to ASH for medico-legal formalities.
The MLO ASH reported that a minor girl, Samina, 5, daughter of Agha Khan, was brought injured from Lasi Goth, near Tuba Masjid, Sohrab Goth having received bullet injury. Police Constable, Younus of ASH, confirmed that the girl sustained a stray bullet injury.
Sohail, 35, son of Ghazi Mohammad, was shot and injured by unknown armed men at Safoora Goth in Memon Goth area. The injured was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for treatment.
Two men, Ameer Hamza, 22, son of Abdul Wahab, and Bahadur, 23, Marfat Shah, were shot at and injured by unidentified armed men at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in Nazimabad. Police and rescue teams were reached the crime scene and started operation.