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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Karachi violence claim another 11lives

At least 11 persons were lost their lives in the result of the ongoing target killing incidents here on Monday in Karachi including four employees of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) pushing the toll to 91 in six days. 

The fresh firing incident took place in the Garden area where the armed men opened fire at the KWSB office that killed four employees while two others sustained injuries. The two officials named Anwarullah and Chaudhry Altaf Hussain and two clerks Arif Usman and Abdul Qadir were killed in the attack; meanwhile the attackers managed to flee from the scene after the attack.
Earlier, a body of unidentified man was recovered from the roof of a flat in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block-6 who was later identified as Mohammad Mehtab, police said.
In Zia Colony area of Korangi, 28-year-old Naveed was injured in firing by identified miscreants and succumbed to injuries in hospital.
Two bodies were also recovered from PIB Colony and Landhi 89 while six persons including a political party activist were killed in Orangi Town on Sunday.
According to police, firing in Golimar area of Pak Colony killed 45-year-old Rustam Jan while body of Rizwan was recovered from gunny bag. He was the resident of Garden area.
Naveed was killed in the result of the firing of unidentified gunmen in Korangi Zia Colony area of the city; meanwhile one person was killed in the result of the firing of unidentified gunmen in new Karachi area of the city.
One person was killed and other injured in the result of the firing of unidentified gunmen on a car in Site Area of Karachi. A mutilated body was recovered from the stadium road of the city. SANA