Tag: target killing
Two killed in gun attack on Mufti Taqi Usmani in Karachi
-- Unidentified gunmen target two Darul Uloom Korangi cars with gap of 15 minutes, injure two others
KARACHI: Renowned religious scholar Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani survived...
2 FC men gunned down in Loralai
At least two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were martyred and a pedestrian got injured when two officials of the paramilitary force came under a...
Two PTI workers gunned down
KARACHI: Two workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were reportedly gunned down in targeted killing incidents on Thursday night.
Shafqat, a 55-year-old party worker, was reportedly...
MQM activist confesses to target killings on senior party leaders’ orders
KARACHI: An alleged target killer of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Saeed Bharam, has confessed to carrying out target killings on directives of senior MQM...
Farooq Sattar appears before JIT in Ali Raza Abidi murder case
KARACHI: Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) convener Dr Farooq Sattar on Thursday appeared before a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the murder of former Member...
PTM announces support for sit-in against target killings in N Waziristan
--Manzoor Pashteen warns of similar protest in Wana, Barwand of South Waziristan
PESHAWAR: The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), while announcing its support to sit in protest...
Elite security force put together to contain Quetta target killings
QUETTA: An elite police force has been formed to contain the increasing incidents of terrorism and target killings in the provincial capital, media reports...
Two Shia Hazaras shot dead in Quetta
--Muhammad Ali Rezai's security had been withdrawn following SC's directive
--Killings are the fourth such incident in April
QUETTA: Two persons belonging to the Shia Hazara...
Pakistani security forces under effective civilian control, US report says
Civilian authorities in Pakistan maintained effective control over security forces in the last few years as orderly transitions in top political and military leadership...
Hazara man gunned down in Quetta
QUETTA: Another individual from Hazara community was shot dead by unidentified attackers in Quetta on Wednesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Muhammad Asif, son of Muhammad...
MQM-P councillor shot dead in suspected targeted killing
KARACHI: A councillor of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) was shot dead in a suspected targeted killing in Orangi Town on Friday night.
Karachi-West DIG Amir Farooqi...
Chinese national gunned down in Karachi
KARACHI: A Chinese national was shot dead on Monday in an apparent targeted killing by armed assailants in Karachi.
The incident, which took place in...
Two Albayrak employees shot dead in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Two Pakistani employees of Turkish waste management company, Albayrak, were shot dead while one was injured in Rawalpindi in an alleged incident of targeted killing...
2 police officers killed, 1 injured in suspected target killing
KARACHI: Two police officers were reportedly killed and one "seriously injured" in a firing incident near the Dhoraji area on Saturday night,the police stated.
Security officials...
Three killed in DI Khan target killing
At least three persons became victims of target killing in a village of Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday morning.
The violent act occurred at the...
Target Killing: one killed in Karachi
A man named Syed Zulfiqar Hussain was injured by the alleged incident of target killing on Saturday, reported a private TV channel.
The incident occurred within...
Three gunned down in Karachi within 24 hours, reigniting target-killing fears
At least three people were killed due to firing in different areas of Karachi within the last 24 hours, reigniting target-killing fears in the...
