Sporadic gun fire on Friday claimed six lives including an activist of Awami National Party (ANP) and an ASI. According to details, some unidentified motorcyclists, near Baitul Mamur Mosque in Peerabad neigbourhood, sprayed bullets upon Hidayatullah Mehsud, a member of ANP Sindh Council and made their escape leaving him dead. The incident spread violence in the locality forcing the owners to shut their shops and small businesses. Moreover, indiscriminate firing by unknown miscreants killed a man near Bilal Colony in Korangi.
Meanwhile, Orangi Town, Qasba Colony and Banaras, including some other areas, remained in the grip of firing shots which continued from late Thursday. Two youths belonging to a political party also sustained injuries in Qasba Colony. The enraged masses also set ablaze a number of motorcycles and buses in reaction. In the latest development, an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) police was killed in Garden area after an exchange of fire with unidentified miscreants. The Police and Rangers, in a crackdown, arrested more than a dozen suspected persons.
