KARACHI: Two people were killed and five others wounded in separate incidents of firing in Karachi on Friday.
According
to police, one person was gunned down in Gulshan-e-Iqbal 4. In Landhi
Market, 30-year-old Mohsin was killed and four others wounded when
unknown gunmen opened fire at them outside Hanfia Akbari Mosque.
Firing triggered fear and panic in the locality. Police also reached the scene after the firing and started investigation.
Funerals
of slain ST workers Muhammad Hussain and Lady Latifa Bibi were offered
at Farooq Azam Mosque. A large numbers of ST workers attended the
funeral.
In Godhra, local Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) leader
Shah Faisal was offered at Godhra Chowk. ASWJ leader Orangzeb Faroqui
and workers also attended the funeral amid slogans.
It is worth
mentioning here that some 646 persons have been gunned down while 842
received injuries from January 01 to June 30, 2011. The ratio of
killing and crimes are higher than the last five month. Mostly people
gunned down have affiliation with different political parties including
PPP, ANP, MQM and Sunni Threek. Online
