KARACHI: The death toll in firing incident in Karachi’s Kabari Market of Sher Shah, mounted to ten.
According to Breaking News All Over The World, at least six unidentified armed men riding three motorbikes, opened indiscriminate fire in Kabari Market in Sher Shah area of Karachi, killing at least ten people including shopkeepers and shoppers and injuring several others.
The eyewitnesses told Breaking News All Over The World that the miscreants, wearing helmets, went on firing spree for five minutes, triggering the panicked people to break up in stampede.
The saboteurs fled the scene effortlessly.
The injured have been shifted to hospitals, where emergency has been declared with more medical staff called on duty.
According to police sources, arriving late on the mishap site, the personnel of police and the Rangers put a security cordon around the Market.
Meantime, more additional contingents of security forces have been called in.
Hospital sources confirmed ten deaths. Two bodies were transported to Abbasi Hospital and eight in Civil Hospital.
KARACHI: The death toll of three days’ ongoing target killings in Karachi has climbed to 54 on Tuesday; even the presence of Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik could not stop this killing spree in the metropolis and during the last 24 hours 16 persons have lost their lives in various parts of the city.
This new row of killings started Saturday evening; within a few hours more than eight people had been shot dead in different areas of the city, while many dead bodies were also recovered.
On Sunday, the city was gripped by fear owing to the constant firing and killing incidents in various parts and the by-election of PS-94. Target killings continued throughout the day and by the end of the day, the death toll had risen to 38.
Killings continued on Monday as well. Even the presence of the Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik did not make any difference as the death toll mounted to 47.
During Monday’s spell of killings, a police head constable, Asif, was shot dead near Bagh-e-Malir when he was going for duty. Asif just got married this Sunday.
The other victim was a pick up driver, Noor Mohammad, who was shot dead by unknown attackers near Norus Chowrangi in SITE.
Two more bodies were found from Korangi and Gulshan-e Iqbal Moti Mahal respectively.
Another victim, security guard Aqeel, was shot dead in Federal B. Area while two men have been targeted in Baldia Town and Liaquatabad. A 40 year old was killed in Gulshan-e Iqbal.
Last night, three more persons were killed by unknown miscreants and seven more have been shot dead, before the mid day, on Tuesday in different parts of the city. Karachi's three day death toll has reached 54.
KARACHI: At least nine people were killed in an incident of firing in Sher Shah Market area of Karachi.
The Rescue souces said some unidentified armed men riding motorbikes, opened fire in Kabari Market in Sher Shah area of Karachi, killing at least seven people on the spot and injuring several others.
Later on, two more succumbed to injuries.
According to police sources, the personnel of police and the Rangers put a security cordon around the Market.
Meantime, more additional contingents of security forces have been called in.
QUETTA: At least one person has been killed in an attack by unknown gunmen on a saloon in Saryab Kechi Baig area of the city.
According to sources, three armed men on their motorbike managed to escape the scene after the attack. The victim, Muhammad Arif, died on the spot.
The dead body of the deceased was moved by an Edhi ambulance to Civil Hospital, Quetta; after completion of necessary proceeding it was handed over to the family of the victim. Muhammad Arif was a resident of Toba Tek Singh, Punjab.
Abdul Ghaffar, brother of the deceased, said that unknown armed gunmen opened fire with a Kalashnikov at the saloon and escaped from the scene.
KARACHI: Polling has begun in Sindh Assembly's constituency PS-94 (Orangi Town) amid tight security.
Over 1,000 rangers and 2,015 police personnel have been deployed at 86 polling stations, out of them 12 were declared highly sensitive.
The polling will continue without any break and come to an end at 5pm.
In a press conference on Saturday, rangers and police officials feared that terrorists could strike the city on the polling day.
KARACHI: Pakistan observed World Poverty Elimination Day on Sunday, along with rest of the global community to high light the importance of the poverty elimination from the world.
The United Nations approved in 1992 to observe every year a day, on October 17, as the World Poverty Elimination Day to express solidarity with the global poor community and high light the importance of the practical efforts for the eradication of the poverty.
According to a World Bank report, more than 1100 million people of the world are hardly able to earn mere 1 US dollar daily and, due to this nominal earning, they are severely afflicted by the poverty.
KARACHI: Rangers officials on Saturday said that terrorists can disturb by-elections at PS-94 with suicide attack/s and firing. Everyone is ready for the elections in the constituency where people will cast their votes in a critical situation tomorrow (Sunday).
Sachal Rangers Commandant Brigadier Waseem Ayoob along with DIG West Zone Sultan Khwaja said during a press conference on Saturday that there is a threat of a suicide attack and firing during the by-polls. Therefore, he added, Article 144 has been imposed in the area.
Twelve polling stations have been declared highly sensitive and 1,022 troops of rangers and 2,015 policemen are deployed in the constituency.
Sultan Khwaja said that ten suspected men have been held. He also said that law enforcement agencies will hold a search operation in the area before the polling starts.
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