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LG minister’s security guard gunned down

KARACHI - The personal security guard of Sindh Local Government Minister Agha Siraj Durrani was gunned down on Wednesday by two unidentified men in Azizabad. Thirty five-year-old Imran Manzoor alias Jangi was near Jamia Masjid Almas in Muhammadi Colony when two men on a motorcycle arrived on the scene and opened fire on him.
Azizabad SHO Habibullah Qureshi said that the victim suffered six bullets wounds and died on the spot. His body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital

Five gunned down in Karachi violence

KARACHI - At least five persons were killed in different firing incidents in the city during the last 24 hours, police said.
According to details, a 50-year-old Maulana Qamar Ashrafi was gunned down by unidentified people in Orangi Town. He was killed while he was going back home after offering prayers.
Former councilor Riaz Ahmed Alwi, 30, was shot dead in Gulbahar area.
Agha Siraj Durrani's chief security officer fell prey to gunmen in Azizabad.
Mauj Ali was

Minister’s guard gunned down

KARACHI - The personal security guard of Sindh Local Government Minister Agha Siraj Durrani was gunned down on Wednesday by two unidentified men in Azizabad.
Thirty five-year-old Imran Manzoor alias Jangi was near Jamia Masjid Almas in Muhammadi Colony when two men on a motorcycle arrived on the scene and opened fire on him. Azizabad SHO Habibullah Qureshi said that the victim suffered six bullets wounds and died on the spot.
His body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed

Two brothers gunned down over old enmity

HAFIZABAD - The two brothers of an army officer and sons of a retired army employee were shot dead over an old enmity. Reportedly, two brothers Muhammad Akmal and Tajammul Hussain, residents of village Rabar Tarar, were going to their village after purchasing medicines for their mother from Hafizabad. On their way, six attackers Hasnain, Ali Raza, Ghulam Hussain, Fazal, Shahbaz and Maqsood opened fire and killed them instantly. DEMO AGAINST TMA: The citizens took out a rally to

Three gunned down in as many incidents

KASUR - At least three people were killed in separate incidents in the Chunian and Pattoki areas. In the first incident, unidentified people shot a labourer Nazir Ahmed dead when he was going to village Chah Alamwala. In the second incident, Arshad was going home when some dacoits intercepted him and snatched cash and a mobile phone from him. As he resisted the robbery, they shot him dead. In the third incident, a man was killed in Pattoki over an old enimity. Khalid Mayo was going to

Property dealer gunned down over old enmity

SIALKOT - A local property dealer, Tariq Mehmood, was gunned down by his rivals over an old enmity in village Jodehywali here. Reportedly, he was sitting in his office when his rivals, Naveed an d others, opened fire, killing him on the spot. After committing the murder, the accused fled away by firing in the air. The deceased was the father of three minor children.
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Man gunned down by son for divorcing wife

LAHORE - Malik Muhammad Sarwar, 50, a resident of Bhagatpura, was gunned down by his son Shahbaz for divorcing his mother, in the Shadbagh Police precincts on Sunday. The police said Sarwar ran a cotton shop and had two sons, Shahbaz and Shahzad.
The police added that Sarwar's elder son Shahbaz nursed a grudge against his father as he had disowned him from property over domestic disagreements, and also had divorced Shahbaz's mother. Police said that on Sunday, Shahbaz got

Orangi violence escalates; 4 more gunned down

KARACHI - Four people were gunned down in separate incidents across Orangi Town on Wednesday, Pakistan Today has learnt. Police said that two friends - Muhammad Yaqoob, 42, and Ziaur Rehman - were passing through Qaddafi Chowk in Mominabad when four men on two motorcycles opened fire at them. Both friends died on the spot and their bodies were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) before handing them over to the heirs, the law enforcers added. SHO Imtiaz Niazi said that

Dawat-e-Islami imam gunned down

KARACHI - A Dawat-e-Islami imam was killed in Surjani Town on Wednesday. Unidentified men opened fire on Dawat-e-Islami Surjani Circle imam Abdur Razzaq, 30, inside a madressa in Ahmed Brohi Goth of Taiser Town. His body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH). The victim was possibly killed over a family dispute.
BODIES FOUND: A man's bullet-riddled body was found near Rab Medical Store in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The body of Muhammad Ehtisham, 45, was shifted to ASH.

Two gunned down

KARACHI - Two men were gunned down in separate violent incidents on Friday.
A hairdresser was shot dead in Gulshan Ghazi, Baldia Town within the limits of Mochko police station.
Mochko police station duty officer said that Mukhtiar, son of Karim Khan, was killed by an unidentified armed man, who entered his hairdressing shop in the Gulshan Ghazi area and fired multiple shots on him. The motive behind his murder was personnel enmity, he added.
The body of the victim was

PML-N activist gunned down in Gulshan-e-Iqbal

KARACHI - A PML-N activist was gunned down by unidentified people in Gulshan-e-Iqbal in the wee hours of Wednesday, police said. Yousuf Baloch, 40, was shot near Rab Medical Centre in Block 13 of Gulshan-e-Iqbal.
He was being taken to the Patel Hospital for treatment but he died on the way. Later, his body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for an autopsy. Police believe that the murder could have been motivated by personal enmity.
In another incident, a

Labourer woman gunned down

LAHORE - A thirty-seven-year-old woman was gunned down by unidentified robbers in the precincts of the Sattukatla Police Station here on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Gulshan, a resident of Mian Channu. She worked as a labor with a local contractor. Gulshan was returning home after buying groceries from the market when robbers held her at a gunpoint and tried to snatch money. She tried to resist the robbery, at which point robbers opened fire and fled. She was injured and

Two gunned down over divorce issue

GUJRANWALA - Two youths were gunned down and one was injured over a divorce issue at Mohallah Bakhtewala while one of the killers was captured and handed over to Sabzi Mandi Police by the residents.
Reportedly, Muhammad Yasin divorced his wife, a sister of Saeed, one of the accused, last month. The father of Saeed died of heart attack during the arbitration dialogues which were being carried out by both the families to resolve the disputes. It intensified tension between the two

Two ‘bandits’ gunned down in ‘encounter’

KARACHI - Two alleged bandits were shot dead and another injured in an encounter with the police in Rizwan Society on Wednesday. Sachal police said a team of Gizri police station along with the area police conducted a raid at house No R-69, Rizwan Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and two alleged robbers were killed while one of their accomplices was injured after a brief shootout.
The bodies of the deceased and the injured were shifted to the hospital, where the deceased were identified

Two settlers gunned down in Quetta

QUETTA - Gun violence on late Wednesday night left two people killed and one man wounded in an incident of targeted killing, police said. The shooting took place when armed men riding a motorbike attacked on a photostat shop in Shahbaz Town area. Both the dead men, identified as Mohammad Iftikhar and Najamul Saqib, were brothers.
Police said all the three men were Punjabi settlers in Balochistan. The bodies and the injured man, Mohammad Umar, were brought to Civil Hospital Quetta.

ANP leader gunned down

PESHAWAR - Unidentified attackers on Thursday gunned down Awami National Party's KP Information Secretary Jahar Hoti.
Reportedly, Hoti was going to participate in a jirga for reconciliation with the opponents of his brother when the killers attacked his car on Muhab Road at Parhoti. According to DPO Waqif Khan, the police are investigating the case and will reach the criminals soon. One of has close relatives said he had no enmity with anyone. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister

Woman gunned down by boyfriend

LAHORE - A woman was gunned down by her boyfriend in Harbanspura police precincts on Friday. Police has arrested the accused who later confessed the crime.
The deceased was identified as Sumaira, resident of Shahid Park Kotli. Police investigators revealed that Sumaira, Iqbal's spouse, was shot by Amjad in her house near Kotli Peer Abdur Rehman Harbanspura. Sources in the investigation wing said that Amjad, claiming his love for Sumaira, told the police that he financially aided