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Religious party claims attack was incident of targetted killing
Two people were killed while another was injured when armed pillion riders attacked them near UP Mor and fled, a private media outlet reported on Friday.
All three sustained critical bullet wounds and were immediately transferred to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors pronounced Saleem, 32, as dead on arrival, said Additional Police Surgeon Dr Saleem Shaikh at the hospital.
Another injured person, Arshad, 35, succumbed to his wounds during treatment, added Dr Shaikh.
The third person, Azam, 30, was admitted for treatment. His condition is said to be serious.
A religious party official claimed that the victims were their workers and it was an incident of target killing. However, a senior police official said they did not belong to any party and it appeared to be a robbery-related incident.
Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) Spokesperson Umar Muawiyah said that the victims were ASWJ workers. While condemning the murders, the ASWJ official claimed that the incident was a targeted killing. The three men were on their way home in Khwaja Ajmer Nagri after offering Friday prayers at a mosque in the area when they were shot.
However, Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Central Irfan Baloch claimed that the initial probe revealed that the incident occurred over the resistance of robbery.
SSP Baloch said that the deceased and injured originally belonged to Ahmed Pur Sharqia, Bahawalpur, and were presently residing in North Karachi.
“They did not belong to any religious or political group,” said the SSP said, quoting their families.
The area SHO said that the statement of the injured would be crucial to the case. He added that the wounded was not in a position to give a statement at this time.
