Despite presence of heavy contingent of law enforcement agencies and tall claims of government for bringing the law and order under control, unabated violence continued to claim innocent lives as six more people lost their lives in separate incidents of targeted killings in different localities of the city.
According to police, unidentified motorcyclists shot two youths dead in two separate drive-by attacks in North Karachi and Surjani Town areas.
The bodies were shifted to hospital where identity of the deceased was confirmed as Wajid and Abid Jan.
One person was killed and another injured in a gun firing incident in Orangi Town area of Karachi. Another person was killed in a firing incident in Surjani Town Sector IV.
Police recovered a bullet-riddled tortured dead body from Saeedabad Goth locality.
A robber was killed and four others were arrested in separate police encounters in different localities of the city and recovered arms from their possession. The first incident occurred in Malir City where offender identified as Arif Dada came across police and exchange of fire took place wherein the accused was killed.
The robber is said to be a member of a gang wanted by various police stations in several cases of robberies and other crimes.
Malir police claimed to have arrested a target killer allegedly involved in 12 murders. The suspect was captured during a raid in Mailr area.
The police arrested two accused in an encounter near Jail Chourangi in PIB police station jurisdiction. The detainees were wanted in more than 10 criminal cases.
The citizens held two robbers near Goal Market area of Nazimabad and tortured them brutally. Later on they were handed over to police.
