By Saba Imtiaz / Zahid Gishkori / Faraz Khan
Published: March 27, 2012
A paramilitary soldier attempts to extinguish a fire after protesters set alight a passenger bus in Karachi on March 27, 2012, after the killing of an MQM sector member. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement observed a day of mourning in Sindh on Tuesday after an MQM sector member in PIB Colony was killed.
Violence hit the city immediately after the incident, as eight people were reported to have been killed and dozens were injured as a result of firing. More than 35 vehicles, including a police mobile, were also torched by unknown men in parts of the city.
A clash between two groups in Qasba Colony was also reported, while a hotel in Gulberg Block 18 was also burnt down.
It had also been reported that policemen at station level did not have orders of taking action against miscreants and had been told to patrol the streets.
All educational institutions were shut down and exams had been postponed.
According to a statement issued by the MQM, armed men broke into Mansoor Mukhtar’s house in PIB Colony on Tuesday morning and opened fire. Mansoor was killed and his brother and sister-in-law were injured.
Maqsood Mukhtar, who was injured in the Tuesday morning attack on his brother, MQM worker Mansoor Mukhtar, also died later today. Additionally, the MQM said two of its supporters were also targeted in PIB Colony and were injured.
Funeral prayers were held later in the day and were attended by MQM leader including Dr Sagheer Ahmed and Hammad Siddiqui. The funeral was attended by over 5,000 people.
Traffic on the roads in DHA, Clifton and around the Sindh Secretariat remained light and most petrol pumps were shut, though there was some public transport operating.
Areas affected by the violence were PIB Colony, Gulshan, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Malir, Jaffer Tayar, Rafa-e -Aam Society, Kala Board, Shah Faisal Colony, Korangi, Landhi, Liaquatabad, Nazimabad, Nagan Chowrangi, New Karachi, North Karachi and Saddar.
The Sindh cabinet meeting and the Public Accounts Committee meeting in the Sindh Assembly were also postponed.
MQM walkout from National Assembly
The MQM also staged a walkout from the National Assembly to protest the killing.
“We will not sit in the Parliament today until the government brings the culprits to justice,” MQM Parliamentary leader Haider Abbass Rizvi said.
Rizvi, before leaving the House, said that the government should debate security issues in the country rather than the state’s foreign policy.
Condemnations pour in
MQM chief Altaf Hussain condemned the killing of the MQM worker.
The party’s Coordination Committee has condemned the reported incidents of violence in the city and asked the party workers to keep a check on those trying to disrupt a ‘peaceful day of mourning’.
The MQM blamed those “involved in the Lyari gang war” for the attack and appealed to the president, prime minister and Sindh government to take action.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) deputy secretary-general Imran Ismail blamed the government for the city’s security conditions and condoled the death of the MQM worker killed on Tuesday morning.
The attack is the second in two days. Gunmen shot at a poetry recital organised by the MQM in Clifton on Sunday night. The party hasblamed Awami National Party workers for Sunday’s attack.
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Karachi violence: City goes into lockdown as ANP worker killed, 9 vehicles torched
By Web Desk
Published: March 28, 2012
KARACHI: As Karachi recovered from a day of violence that saw over eight people killed earlier on Tuesday, an Awami National Party (ANP) worker was killed and one was injured in the city on Wednesday.
Unknown people had opened fire on a car of an ANP worker in front of the Matric Board Office in Nazimabad.
Express News correspondent Shahab Salman reported that two people were taken to Liaquat National Hospital after the firing incident. The dead man was identified as Zainul Abideen and the injured was identified as Sajid Hasanzai, both workers of the ANP.
End of live updates
9:37pm
The body of the deceased ANP worker has reached home in Lasbela.
Due to security threat, public transport will not run on its routes tomorrow (Thursday).
9:11pm
Wagon burnt on University Road.
The number of vehicles burnt has risen to nine.
ANP chief Asfandyar Wali has demanded a full investigation into the incident and has asked that action be taken against the killers.
All Private School Association has decided that schools will remain open tomorrow.
The body of the deceased ANP worker has been sent home from hospital.
8:45pm
According to police, a car was burnt down near Rabia City, Gulistan-e-Johar.
A total number of eight cars have been burnt so far.
8:30pm
There are reports of unidentified men taking at least 12 blindfolded people into Micasa Apartments, near Essa Nagri area.
8:25pm
ANP has announced a day of mourning tomorrow (Thursday).
MQM Chief Altaf Hussain has urged the government to take strict action against those destroying peace in Karachi.
8:20pm
Rehman Malik says deweaponisation of the entire country needed.
Despite heavy presence of security personnel in the area, firing continues in Essa Nagri.
An order has been given to bring all police mobiles and armoured personnel carrier into the streets.
8:10pm
The transporters association has announced that public transport will not be running for the rest of the day. The decision to run transport tomorrow will be taken after assessing the situation.
Unknown men have pelted vehicles with stones near Micasa Apartments in the Hasan Square area.
8:00pm
Target killing in Karachi is a conspiracy, says Interior Minister Rehman Malik.
7:58pm
The Police spokesperson has said that strict action will be taken against miscreants.
Over seven motorcycles and vehicles have been burnt so far.
Intense firing reported in Essa Nagri, there is no sign of police or security personnel in the area.
7:55pm
Killing of an ANP member is an attempt to destroy city’s peace and the culprits should be immediately arrested, says MQM Rabita Committee.
A car has been burnt down in Essa Nagri area.
Miscreants have attacked factories in the SITE area.
Commuters were taken off vehicles and beaten up by miscreants in the Banaras area.
The route to Kati Pahari has been closed.
7:50pm
Senator Shahi Syed has strongly condemned the incident and demanded that the killers be arrested immediately. He has also asked ANP workers to remain peaceful and help law enforcement agencies.
Shahi Syed has also demanded that a judicial inquiry be conducted into the incident.
7:47pm
Police, rangers are present in all the affected areas and are trying to control the situation.
Lasbela Chowk is the most affected area however security personnel have brought situation under control. SSP East is present in the area along with the heavy contingent of security personnel. Situation has however not returned to normalcy, Express News correspondent reported.
7:42pm
Aerial firing reported in the Hasan Square area.
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has ordered that strict action be taken against miscreant. He has also ordered Inspector General of Police (IG) Sindh to present a report on the situation.
Additional Rangers personnel deputed to control situation.
7:33pm
Firing incidents reported in Banaras Colony.
Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan has taken notice of firing incidents.
Petrol pumps across the city are being shut down. Massive rush at some pumps.
Two vehicles and three motorcycles have been burnt in the Teen Hatti area.
7:30pm
Local media reports nine people have been injured in firing incidents across the city so far.
7:28pm
District East DIG Tahir Naveed has ordered Rangers to reach the affected areas and told the concerned DSPs and SHOs to roam their areas and arrest miscreants.
The firing incidents have caused traffic jam at Saddar and MA Jinnah Road.
Unknown men have burnt down vehicles near Nishter Road and Patel Para.
7:10pm
Shopkeepers in Lasbela, Saddar, Bohri Bazar and near Abdullah Haroon Road have closed their shops.
Firing incidents were reported in MPR Colony in Orangi town and Empress Market, which have left one injured.
A bus has also been burnt near Nishtar Road.
6:45pm
Protestors in Lasbela and Patel Para came out into the streets after the incident, pelting vehicles with stones and blocking traffic. Two vehicles were also burnt in Lasbela.
Karachi became a target of fierce aggression on March 27, as tyres and vehicles were set on fire, people were killed in firing incidents and roads were blocked as Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) announced to mourn the death of its workers.
At least 10 people lost their lives, two dozen were injured and around 46 vehicles set alight in the violence.
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ANP activist gunned down in Karachi, 7 vehicles set ablaze
By Abdul Hafeez - Mar 28th, 2012 (1 Comment)
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Karachi: Unknown assailants opened fire on a vehicle in Nazimad area of Karachi, killing two people including an Awami National Party activists on Wednesday.
Media reports said ANP officer bearer Zainul Abideen and his companion Sajid were targeted near Secondary Education Board.Abidin were killed on the spot while Sajid sustained serious injuries.
A passer by was injured after the killing of ANP worker who later succumbed to injuries in a local hospital.
The killing seems to descend the city once again into violence as seven vehicles and three bikes were set alight in different areas of the city.
Armed men took to the streets and fired shots in the air, spreading panic in Gurumandar and Patailpara area of the city.
Markets were closed shortly after the incident. The incident took place just an hour after a high level meeting in Sindh Home Ministry to chalk out policy to curb violence.
The government also decided to impose ban on carrying weapons in the city.
ANP Sindh President Senator Shahi Syed has condemned the killing. ANP Sindh Secretory General Bashir Jan termed the killing conspiracy against peace of Karachi.
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Day 4: ANP worker, police constable among 9 killed in Karachi
By Web Desk
Published: March 30, 2012
Police, rangers and FC surround Kati Pahari, Qasba Colony, 1C area and Bukhari Colony, arrest 12. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
KARACHI: With violence in the city showing no signs of abating, the latest episode claimed lives of at least nine people including a police constable and an Awami National Party (ANP) worker. It also prompted the Muttahida Qaumi Movement to declare a ‘day of mourning’ in the city for Saturday.
ANP worker Hidayatullah Mehsud, a member of the ANP Sindh Council was killed in the Manghopir area of Karachi on Friday. This was the second targeted killing of ANP workers in over 48 hours.
However, the sequence of violence seemed to intensify late on Friday after four people traveling in a car on Banaras bridge were shot and killed early Saturday morning.
Taking notice of this incident, the AIG Karachi Akhtar Gorchani issued directives to DIG West, Karachi, that all police officers on duty on, or near the Banaras bridge be arrested.
Meanwhile, Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan has directed all Station House Officers to patrol their designated areas.
The dead were identified as Arif, Kamal, Wasim and his 12 year old son, Hasan. Another person was injured in the same incident.
In another incident a man was shot and killed in Frontier Colony in Site, while another man was killed by gunfire in Bukhari Colony in Orangi.
One person lost their life during firing incidents in Defence Phase two. Another was killed near U-P mor.
Meanwhile, one man was injured in firing in near Dhoraji.
There were also reports of intense firing from Shahrah-e-Noorjehan, Kati Pahari and Qasba Colony. Further reports of firing were received from block 13-D of Gulshan-e-Iqbal.
On Friday evening, unknown assailants attacked SSP Crime Branch Farooq Awan near Lasbela Chowk. As a result, his guard, head constable Imran Baloch received fatal bullet wounds.
His dead body was shifted to Civil hospital.
Earlier on Wednesday, Zainul Abideen, the joint secretary of ANP Patel Para Ward, was killed near the Intermediate Board Office.
The city has experienced a wave of violence this week as workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were also targeted. Both parties had announced days of mourning, which saw Karachi experience no activity and sporadic incidents of violence.
MQM declares Saturday ‘day of mourning’
With the death toll continuing to climb, MQM chief Altaf Hussain in a message called for a day of mourning be observed in the city on Saturday.
He urged the business community to support his call by keeping their businesses shut.
The Karachi Transport Ittehad, which represents public transport in Karachi, have decided to keep their vehicles off the streets today.
Meanwhile, the All Private Schools Association announced that all private schools will remain closed in the city.
Qasba Mor: ‘Wanted criminal’ killed in shootout between groups, 12 arrested
In the aftermath of a shootout between two groups, a wanted criminal, Ashiq Afghani was killed and two others were injured. A vehicle was also set on fire.
After the incident, the situation became tense and all shops in the area were shut down.
Soon afterwards a heavy contingent of police, rangers and FC surrounded Kati Pahari, Qasba Colony, 1C area and Bukhari Colony.
Searching door to door, the forces arrested more than a dozen suspicious persons in these areas.
According to SP Site, Akram Abro the person killed was wanted by the police for charges of murder and attempted murder.
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Double homicide: PIB Colony survivor tells police killer called himself Ahmed Ali
By Faraz Khan
Published: March 29, 2012
“I am Ahmed Ali and I will kill you,” she told the police, quoting the prime suspect as saying to the terrified trio before shooting them on Tuesday morning.
The main target was Muttahida Qaumi Movement sector member Mansoor Mukhtar. But her husband Masood died later at hospital. PHOTO: EXPRESS/MOHAMMAD SAQIB “I am Ahmed Ali and I will kill you,” she told the police, quoting the prime suspect as saying to the terrified trio before shooting them on Tuesday morning.
KARACHI: The sole survivor of the PIB Colony murders, 32-year-old Uzma, has been discharged from hospital and has recorded her statement with the police.
“I am Ahmed Ali and I will kill you,” she told the police, quoting the prime suspect as saying to the terrified trio before shooting them on Tuesday morning. The main target was Muttahida Qaumi Movement sector member Mansoor Mukhtar. But her husband Masood died later at hospital. She was shot twice in the right leg.
Uzma has now become the complainant in the double homicide and registered FIR No. 84/12 at the PIB Colony police station. She has nominated Ahmed Ali Magsi and two unidentified men.
The controversial Magsi is said to be linked to the banned Peoples Amn Committee. He has been accused of other killings, especially of MQM men in PIB Colony since last year after his 18-year-old brother Zulfiqar was gunned down allegedly by them in the same neighbourhood. The PAC has said that they do not have anything to do with Ali.
In her statement, Uzma, who has two children, said that they were sleeping at 4:35am. She woke up feeling that someone had come into the house. They woke her husband and dragged him out of the room where he was joined by Mansoor, her brother-in-law. Then one of the three men said he was Ahmed Ali before spraying them with bullets.
ASI Rana Ajmal recorded Uzma’s statement and said that they were verifying whether the culprit really was Ahmed Ali.
At least half a dozen suspects were apprehended in raids on Lyari, Liaquatabad and Abul Hassan Ispahani road on Wednesday. The residences of PAC men, Uzair Jan Baloch, Taj Mohammad and Mullah Nisar, were also raided.
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3rd 'day of mourning': Normalcy returns to Karachi
By Web Desk / Zeeshan Mujahid / Saba Imtiaz / Faraz Khan / Sohail Khattak / Shaheryar Mirza / Salman Siddiqui / APP
Published: March 31, 2012
Coffins containing the bodies of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists are carried during a funeral ceremony in Karachi on March 31 2012. PHOTO: AFP
Coffins containing the bodies of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists are carried during a funeral ceremony in Karachi on March 31 2012. PHOTO: AFP Traffic was low and businesses in Karachi remained closed for most of the day. PHOTO: EMA ANIS Karachi is observing its third day of mourning this week as violence in the city continued, claiming 15 lives in the last 24 hours. PHOTO: ATHAR KHAN/FILE
KARACHI: Karachi observed its third day of mourning this week as violence continued to plague the city, taking the death toll to 14 in the last 24 hours.
The day of mourning had been called by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain, who had also urged the business community to support his call by keeping their businesses shut. Traffic was low and businesses remained shut for most of the day.
Earlier in the day, the chief justice of Sindh High Court had taken notice of the situation in the city and had asked DG Rangers and IG Police to file detailed reports.
Petrol pumps and businesses started to reopen and transport also started to run again after 5pm.
Hussain had also later thanked the citizens of Karachi for observing a “peaceful day of mourning.”
The recent wave of violence began after the killing of a man believed to be affiliated with the Awami National Party (ANP) on Friday evening. The man identified as Ashiq was shot at and injured in Qasba Colony, and later passed away in the evening. Three MQM supporters were also killed late Friday night.
Workers of both the MQM and ANP have been targeted this week, sparking a new wave of violence that has seen the city experience no activity and sporadic incidents of violence.
Rehman Malik visits Karachi
Meanwhile, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, on arrival in Karachi on Saturday, said that the city was being targeted in order to destabilise Pakistan.
Talking to the media at Jinnah International airport, Malik said that anti state elements were creating a law and order situation in the financial hub of the country, adding that MQM workers were being killed under a conspiracy.
“Innocent people also fell victim under the same conspiracy”, the minister added.
Malik further said that money extortion (bhatta), drug and land mafias were active in the city and contributed towards the violence.
Talking about the steps being taken by the Federal government, he said that Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani had taken notice of the situation and ordered immediate measures to improve the law and order in the metropolis. Malik hoped that the city’s situation would be improved very soon as strict actions were being taken against elements involved in the violence.
The minister also paid a surprise visit to violence prone areas, including Katti Pahari, Qasba Colony and Banaras. He appreciated the performance of Rangers and police, adding that he had directed Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) to take strict action against culprits.
Apprising the media on the number of arrests, Malik said the police had arrested 17 suspects while Rangers had arrested 38 suspects.
Orangi operation
Police, on the orders of Interior Minister, carried out an operation in Orangi and detained over half a dozen suspects during raids in Bukhari Colony early Sunday morning.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Akram Abro said the arrested were suspected of being involved in the Banaras bridge target killing incident.
End of live updates
4:15pm
Altaf Hussain has thanked the citizens of Karachi for observing a “peaceful day of mourning”.
He has also called on traders to resume their business.
3:50pm
Traders have announced that they will reopen businesses starting 4pm today.
The All Karachi Businessmen Association has announced that business centres will remain open tomorrow.
According to the chairman, Atiq Mir, out of nine working days they have only been able to work for three which has resulted in a loss of Rs20 billion, therefore markets will remain open tomorrow.
3:30pm
Petrol pumps and CNG stations will reopen by 5pm today.
2:00pm
Police arrested two suspects from the Site B area and are not sure if they were involved in the current wave of violence in the city. A 7mm rifle and a TT pistol were recovered from the two suspects, who were identified as Abdul Hanif and Mohammad Imran.
DIG West Imran Yaqoob’s office said that a case of negligence had been lodged against four policemen who were supposed to be performing their duty at Banaras bridge on Friday night, but had not followed instructions.
A high level meeting is scheduled to be held at the Governor House at 3pm, where the police chief Additional IG Karachi Akhtar Gorchani is expected to give a briefing.
1:15pm
Three workers of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) were shot at and wounded in the area of Landhi, where party leader Afaq Ahmed resides.
Gunmen opened fire at the party activists at 8:15 am as they were standing next to shops that the armed men were forcibly shutting down. According to the MQM-H, their workers, and not the store, were targeted.
MQM-H worker Atlfua from Korangi was shot in the head and is in a critical state. He was first admitted to the Korangi hospital and has now been shifted to Jinnah hospital. Two other workers, Liaqat Ali and Abdul Ghaffar alias Soni, were also shot at and are being treated at the Jinnah hospital.
Ahmed split from the MQM (then called the Mohajir Qaumi Movement) in the 1990s and formed his own faction of the party. He was released from jail on December 17, 2011 after serving seven years.
The funeral prayers of MQM supporter Kamaluddin, who was killed in the attack at the Benaras Pul, will be offered on April 1 at Mohajir Chowk, Orangi Town and not on Saturday, as earlier stated by the party.
1:10pm
Express News correspondents reporting from different parts of the city said that traffic was low and businesses remained shut.
Parts of Sindh including Hyderabad, Tando Allahyar and Mirpurkhas have also seen businesses shut in some areas and traffic has also been reported to be low.
The Hyderabad to Karachi traffic route is reported to be closed, while traffic going from Hyderabad to other parts of Sindh is low.
Tyres were burnt by miscreants in parts of Hyderabad in the morning today. There were also reports of members of a nationalist party forcing businesses to reopen, which resulted in a clash between two groups.
1:00pm
The Awami National Party’s Senator Shahi Syed, who heads the party in Sindh, is expected to arrive in Karachi today.
According to ANP Sindh Information Secretary Pir Riaz Gul, Shahi Syed has welcomed the raid by the Rangers on Friday on the ANP headquarters, the Bacha Khan Markaz, as nothing was recovered in the raid.
12:30pm
Four police officers who were present at Banaras bridge during the firing incident last night have been arrested. A case will also be registered against them.
11:30am
Petrol pumps are closed all over the city, while the security situation is reported to be volatile in the areas of Pak Colony, Nazimabad, Paposh, Korangi, Orangi, SITE, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Shah Faisal Colony and Manghopir.
A total of 14 people have been killed in Karachi since Friday.
10:55am
Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, Musheer Alam on Saturday morning took notice of the chaos and worsening law and order situation in Karachi.
According to unofficial figures 430 citizens have been killed in incidents of firing during the first three months of 2012.
The chief justice of SHC has taken notice of the breakdown of law and order and resultant loss of lives in the city, said Registrar SHC Abdul Rasool Memon. The Director General Pakistan Rangers and Provincial Police Officer (PPO), commonly called Inspector General Police Sindh, were asked to file detailed reports by evening today, the registrar said.
CJ Musheer Alam is also the head of the monitoring committee formed on the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the suo motu proceedings held in August 2011.
10:50am
The MQM Coordination Committee has accused the Awami National Party of systematically killing Mohajirs, and has called on the Mohajir community to unite for the sake of its survival.
10:45am
The funerals of MQM supporters killed at the Banaras bridge in Karachi last night will be held at Zuhr today. The funerals of Waseem and Hasan will take place in Liaquatabad, Sami Kamal’s will be held in Orangi Town and Kamaluddin’s funeral prayers will be offered in Qasba Colony.
Due to the outbreak of violence, the Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) called its people off the roads. “It will be difficult to run vehicles on Thursday as the situation is going to get worse,” said KTI’s Saad Mohammad Afridi.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 29th, 2012.
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Situation remains tense in Karachi, lawyer killed
By Abdul Hafeez - Apr 3rd, 2012 (No Comment)
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Karachi: A lawyer was gunned down in Burns road area of Karachi on Tuesday.
According to reports Abid Hussain Advocate was targeted by armed riders.
His body was shifted to Civil Hospital.
On the other hand, tension continue to grip Lyari following the day of violence that took lives of at least 8 people, including a leader of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
Miscreants blocked the road by burning tyres, adding to the miseries of residents of the area. They are facing severe difficulties as businesses were forced to close down and people are staying indoors.
On Monday, CID police launched operation against the banned People’s Amn Committee.
KARACHI:Aram Bagh Near Hamza Dawa khana Pe SSP Ki Firing Sy Momin Syd Naem Abbas Naqvi <35 Years> Shaheed Civil muntaqil
KARACHI: A man was killed when came under armed attack from some unknown men on Burns Road, Geo News reported.
The deceased was later identified as Naeem Abbas working as a clearing and forwarding agent. The police has cordoned of the crime scene to collect the evidences.
ImamiaCell KARACHI: Aram Bagh Near Hamza Dawa Khana Pr SSP Ki Firing Sy Rizvia K Rehaishi Azadar Naeem Abbas Naqvi [35 Years] Shaheed Civil Muntaqil.
arifaBatool RT @Dowctor: Someone shot dead at the Burns Road, near Civil Hospital Karachi. He was tied into relations which the killers murdered too.
Karachi: Man shot dead in Nazimabad
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KARACHI: A man was gunned down in an armed attack in the Nazimabad police limits on Monday.Asghar Hussain, 38, was shot dead when unidentified people riding a motorcycle intercepted his Suzuki Cultus near Eidgah situated in Nazimabad No 6 while he was returning home. The armed men after the incident managed to flee from the scene.
His body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for legal formalities. The MLO said that Hussain suffered four bullet wounds. The police also found empties of a 9mm pistol from the spot which they sent to the Sindh Police Lab for forensic tests.
According to the police Hussain was the manager of Daimand CNG Pump. Police also claimed that Hussain was targeted.
He lived in the Surjani Town police jurisdiction.Meanwhile, a decomposed body of an unidentified 55-year-old man was found in the bushes near the Baloch Football Ground in the Sukkun police area. Some area people informed the police who shifted the body to the JPMC for legal formalities.
The MLO JPMC said that the body was at least three days old and he was killed with a sharp edged weapon. According to the police the deceased was a drug addict and was killed by another drug addict.
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Police targeted: Taliban claim responsibility for Karachi suicide attack
By Web Desk / AFP / Shaheryar Mirza
Published: April 5, 2012
KARACHI: Four people were killed and up to 12 were injured on Thursday when the suicide bomber rammed his motorbike in an armoured personnel carrier in the Malir Halt area.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
Brigadier Javed Iqbal of Pakistan Rangers confirmed that it was a suicide attack.
The armoured personnel carrier belonging to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Malir Rao Anwar’s convoy was targetted in the attack.
“The attack was against me. I was moving with my squad in Malir Halt district when the explosion took place. I am unhurt, but some of my men have been injured,” Anwar told AFP.
He claimed to have been threatened for a month by “unknown terrorists”.
Police officials escaped unhurt while the people present at the site died and sustained injuries.
Anwar was also involved in last December’s raid on a self-styled seminary, where officers said they rescued students, including children as young as seven chained up in the basement, who said they had been regularly beaten.
SSP Anwar was on his way to court over the inquiry into the murder of ex-Malir Bar Association president Salahuddin. The banned outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba was strongly suspected.
The blast occurred near Afshan Printing Press.
Ball bearings were also used in the blast, which left dents in the armoured personnel carrier. One front tyre of the APC exploded.
Approximately 5 to 6kgs explosives were used in the blast.
The injured have been shifted to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre. The police are facing a challenge identifying three bodies sent to JPMC because they are believed to be of beggars.
BSD and rescue teams had reached the blast site and had cordoned off the area.
One suspect has been arrested for investigation.
Nearby shops have been closed down.
Earlier, it was reported that Edhi sources had claimed that they had heard another blast, in the Malir 15 area. However, no official sources had confirmed the news.
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Terrorists target police in Karachi; 7 killed
* Four killed as suicide bomber hits Malir SSP’s convoy
* Surviving police officer blames Taliban for attack
* Three policemen gunned down in PIB Colony
By Atif Raza
KARACHI: Terrorists carried the day as seven policemen were killed in suicide and gun attacks in the city on Thursday.
In one of the incidents, a suicide bomber struck the convoy of Malir SSP Rao Anwar, killing four people and wounding 16 others. The SSP, who was in an armoured personnel carrier (APC), remained unhurt.
Anwar claimed he was the target of the blast, which tore through a busy area lined with market stalls at around 10:30am.
The officer said agencies had warned him against such an attack a month ago.
“[Following the warning], I had reduced my squad to avert a major loss of life,” the SSP said, blaming the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for the strike.
Earlier, there were reports that the bomber, riding a motorbike, had hit the APC. Authorities, however, later said the attacker was standing by a road stall near Malir Halt intersection and jumped in front of the APC as the SSP’s convoy passed by.
Officials of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and other rescue teams reached the site after the bombing and moved the bodies and injured to hospital.
Those who died included Lal Badshah, 50, Atta Muhammad, 60 and Adeel Ismail, 36. The injured included Yousuf, Tariq Ansari, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Irfan, Arif, Hashmi, Ramiz, Iqbal, Tariq, Bilal, Yaseen, Monsif, Ahmer and Imam Deen. Three personnel of City Warden – Syed Ejaz, Inspector Malik Muhammad Ali and Iftikhar – were also wounded.
According to BDS, five kilogrammes of explosives had been used in the blast.
The day started with the target killing of three police officials in PIB Colony – an area that has been in the grip of violence for the last week or so.
Police said armed men, riding nearly half-a-dozen motorbikes and two cars, ambushed a Ferozabad police car and opened fire. Assistant sub-inspector Dhani Bukhsh and constables Ramzan Brohi and Muhammad Nisar were killed in the attack near Mina Bazaar, Aata Chakki bus stop.
“The attack took place little before 5am,” said Inspector Shahrukh, who is also PIB SHO. “It occurred very early in the morning and there are multiple witness accounts that led us to determine that the attackers were on motorbikes and cars,” the SHO added.
“The attackers used 9mm and 30-bore pistols as well as sub-machine guns,” said an investigator, adding, “They attacked the police car from a very close range.”
Sindh Home Minister Sindh Manzoor Wassan said that a conspiracy had been hatched to disturb order in the city.
Speaking to reporters, he said some forces were trying to stir ethnic riots in Karachi.
DIG (East) Tahir Naveed blamed “anti-state” elements for the bombing of the SSP’s convoy. He, however, ruled out any link between the bomb attack and ambush in PIB Colony.
An officer tasked with probing the attack on Rao Anwar said he had found leads about involvement of TTP and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in the bombing.
“The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s Qari Attaur Rehman is seemed to be behind this attack,” the officer told Daily Times on condition of anonymity.
SSP Rao Anwar has no history of being in a direct combat with terrorists from TTP. He has, however, been in association with CID SSP Chaudhry Aslam for operations against anti-state elements. Aslam is a frontline officer in the war against terrorism and his Defence residence was blown up in a terrorist bombing last year.
President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the suicide attack at the motorcade of Rao Anwar. He expressed grief over the killings and said such incidents could not deter the government’s resolve to fight terrorism.
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Target killings: 11 more people die in the city as killings continue unabated
By Our Correspondent
Published: April 8, 2012
Nine men were gunned down. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
In yet another wave of target killings, nine men were gunned down while two bodies were found in the city on Saturday, said the police.
A policeman, Rizwan Ahmed, died and two more, Raza and Imran, were injured when a police picket in Sohrab Goth was attacked late on Saturday evening. According to DSP Iftikhar Lodhi, the picket was set up after the Mehsud tribe protested against the nomination of inspector Azam Mehsud, his brother Sher Zaman and a friend Zubair Mehsud in the FIR lodged after the attack on Malir SSP Rao Anwar. Lodhi said that initial investigation suggested that the same people were behind the attack on these policemen. The victim and the injured were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
The police also detained 17 men who are in questioning. Within an hour, assailants targeted another hotel in Block H of North Nazimabad in which one man died and three others were injured. DSP Rasheed Khan said that all were affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party. The victim, Shahid, was the former member of the party’s Zakat Committee.
Separately, a prayer leader, Arif Ejaz Khan, was shot dead outside a mosque situated in Akbar Baloch Goth in Steel Town in a drive-by shooting. In yet another attack, a taxi driver, Khursheed, was killed and two others, Murtaza and Anwer, were also injured in Shah Faisal Colony.
A teenager died in an explosion in his own house near Manora on Saturday night. Fourteen-year-old Sohail saw explosive material flowing in the water near his house in MAC Colony and began to play with it. SHO Madad Ali said Pakistan Navy was looking into the matter.
Earlier in the day, in Meena Bazaar, a 40-year-old pushcart vendor, Abdul Karim Ghanchi, was shot dead near his house, said the PIB Colony police. They claim that two motorcyclists shot at him twice and escaped. They suspect that Ghanchi was killed for being an informant of a rival group. However, ASI Rana Ajmal said that Ghanchi was not affiliated with any political party.
A rickshaw driver, Khurram, 24, alias Shani was killed in Landhi. He was a resident of Korangi. SHO Mazhar Awam said that he was killed near Landhi No.6.
Zar Gul, 46, was gunned down outside his house in Hazara Chowk, Orangi Town.SHO Waqar Jadoon said that Gul’s family suspected that he was killed over a personal enmity.
Barkat Khan, 23, was shot dead in Baldia Town in a drive-by shooting. The police said that Khan lived in Baldia Town and was a scavenger.
The body of an alleged Lyari gangster, 26-year-old Imran Baloch, was found near the DC office in North Nazimabad, said the Taimuria police. There were reports that he was a Pakistan Peoples Party leader in Manghopir but SHO Kamal Naseem said that he had a criminal record and was associated with a gang in Lyari. He added that Baloch had been arrested twice. The SHO claimed that Baloch was shot at three times by unidentified men in a car.
Shahid, 26, was found dead in Korangi. SHO Nail Mohammad Jakhrani said that Shahid was a resident of Shah Faisal Colony and used to work for a private company. He added that Shahid was kidnapped and shot in the head. He was from Punjab, had been married twice and might have been killed over a family dispute.
A seminary student, 17-year-old Mohammad Daud was shot dead in Ghazi Town. DSP Rao Iqbal said that Daud used to study at Madrassa Arabia Islamia and he was with somone when he was killed.
Sarwar Bahadur, a leader of the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, formerly known as banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, was injured when armed motorcyclists shot at him on Lasbela Road. Bahadur’s brother and an ASWJ supporter were also injured. The Rangers spokesperson claimed that they had seized six repeater pistols, four Kalashnikovs, five TT pistols and bullets from a flat in Eidgah.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 8th, 2012.
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Seven more killed in different acts of violence
KARACHI: Unabated target, sectarian killings and violence claimed seven more lives in different areas of the metropolis on Saturday.
Police found a bullet-riddled body of a man near DC Office North Nazimabad, within the limits of Taimooria police station. The victim was later identified as 25-year-old, Imran Baloch, son of Abdul Ghafoor Baloch, a resident of Sultanabad, Manghopir. SHO Kamal Naseem said unidentified men threw his body from a car and ran away from the scene. The victim had received four bullets. He was associated with a Lyari gang and arrested twice in the past. A few months ago, Baloch shifted from Ilyas Goth, Liaquatabad to Sultanabad, Manghopir. The body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) for medico-legal formalities and later handed over to the family. The case could not be registered till filing of this report.
Separately, an Afghani scavenger was shot dead in Baldia Town within the precincts of Baldia police station. The incident took place at sector 4 ½ of the town. Twenty two-year-old, Barkat Khan, was on his bicycle when unidentified armed men shot him in the head. He was a resident of Afridi Colony, Baldia and hailed from Afghanistan. The body was shifted to the Civil Hospital Karachi for an autopsy. Police have registered a case against unidentified men on the complaint of state.
A man was shot dead in Mina Bazaar near floor mills within the jurisdiction of PIB police station.
The victim was identified as forty two-year-old Abdul Karim Ghanchi, a resident of PIB Colony. He used to run a pushcart at Mina Bazaar set up near floor mills. Unidentified armed motorcyclists shot twice, killing him on the spot. The body was shifted to the JPMC for postmortem. Inquiry Officer (IO) ASI Rana Ajmal said that the victim belonged to Ghanchi community and had no affiliation with any political party.
Police sources said he might have been killed over the suspicion of being a police informer. It is pertinent to mention here that PIB Mina Bazaar is the area most affected by target killings. Over the past two weeks, two real brothers and also MQM workers, three policemen and four other people have been killed in PIB and interestingly no one has been arrested. Tension engulfed the surrounding areas after the murder of Karim Ghanchi and all shops and markets remained closed.
Separately, a seminary student was shot dead near Madressah Arabia Islamia, Malir 15 within the remit of Malir City police station. 17-year-old Mohammad Dawood son of Abdul Ghafoor was with another seminary student when two armed motorcyclists shot him in the chest. After committing the crime, they managed to flee from the scene. Police shifted Dawood to the JPMC for medical treatment where he succumbed to the injuries. DSP Rao Iqbal said victim belonged to the Deoband sect and police were not sure if it was a target-killing incident.
Separately, police found the body of youngster from Korangi within the limits of Ibrahim Hyderi police station.
SHO Naik Mohammad Jakhrani said that the police received an information of the body lying in the shrubbery of sector 51-C, Korangi. They shifted the body to the JPMC for medico-legal formalities. Officer said victim was identified as 27-year-old, Shahid, a resident of Barelvi Colony, Shah Faisal Town. He used to work in a private company and had been missing since Friday night. SHO Jakhrani said victim was married twice and hailed from southern Punjab. He said some marital dispute might have motivated the incident but police did not find any evidence that could help establish the motive behind the murder. The case could not be registered till filing of this report.
Similarly, police found the body of a rickshaw driver near Navy building within the jurisdiction of Landhi police station. The victim was identified as 22-year-old Khurram alias Shani son of Sardar Ali, a resident of Korangi sector 51-B. SHO Mazhar Iqbal Awan said that the victim was plying rickshaw in the early hours of Saturday when unidentified men shot him in the head. The body was moved to the JPMC for an autopsy. Officer said victim’s family said he had no affiliation with any political or religious party and some personal enmity might have been the reason behind murder.
In another incident, a cloth merchant was killed near his house in Hazara Chowk, Orangi Town within the precincts of Pirabad police station. The victim, 45-year-old, Zar Gul, son of Sher Gul, was a resident of Hazara Chowk, Orangi Town No 4 sector E. He was sitting near his home when an armed man reached and shot him dead. SHO Waqar Jadoon said victim hailed from Afghanistan. He said Gul’s family informed the police that he hailed from Afghanistan and had some dispute with his nephew and other relatives which might have motivated the incident. The body was shifted to the ASH for postmortem.
Meanwhile, the law enforcement agencies recovered a huge cache of weapons from an apartment situated in Eidgah area. According to sources, a heavy contingent of Rangers conducted a raid in the flat of City Apartments and recovered six repeaters, four kalashnikovs, five TT pistols and several rounds. Sources informed that Rangers conducted this raid on a tip-off, however, no culprit could be arrested. On the other hand, Rangers spokesman denied the information, saying, “I have no information of the said raid and recovery of weapons.” staff report
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