The violence and firing incidents claimed at least seven people including a woman in different areas of metropolis.
Following a brief letup, the spell of targeted killings continued and a man, Syed Kashif Hussain, was killed when terrorists opened gunfire at an electric shop located near Urdu Bazaar in Nazimabad-1. Some armed men gunned down two men – Yasir Tirmizi and Ahmed, in Malir’s Model Colony.
In another firing incident, unidentified motorcyclists sprayed bullets at a shop near Water Pump, killing a man, Mohsin Raza Zaidi.
Meantime, Lyari’s Nawa Lane also witnessed a flashpoint where a man was shot to death. The deceased was identified as Amanullah.
Limb-tied body of a man was recovered from a stream near Old Sabzi Mandi. The man was shot to death after torture. Meantime, another body of a woman with torture marks was found from Gulshan-e-Maymar. The deceased could not be identified yet.
