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KARACHI: At least three people were killed in incidents of target killing in different parts of Karachi.
Unknown assailants shot dead a man on the city's Mauripur Road. Police said the man was involved in criminal activities and an investigation into the incident was underway.
Another man was shot dead in the Usmanabad area. The victim was a former member of the Sunni Tehrik, police said.
Separately, one ASI Riaz was assassinated in North Karachi's Khwaja Ajmer Nagri area. The ASI's body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Police said Riaz was posted at a police station in Nazimabad.
Through Tuesday, tension prevailed in parts of Karachi for a fifth straight day as miscreants resorted to firing in the air after the funeral of a young worker of Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal Jamaat, forcing shopkeepers to down their shutters and keeping roads in the affected areas deserted.
Funeral prayers of the 32-year-old worker, Ibrahim Mana, were offered in a mosque near the Met Office, on University Road. However, frequent gunshots were heard as the procession crossed different areas.
Ahsan, a 12-year-old boy, was injured in the firing, most probably aimed at keeping the business closed near Gharibabad, said an official at the Sharifabad police station. The shooting kept shops closed, but the bullet injury to the boy left area people in anger. They later carried out a sit-in on the main road in protest.
Liaquatabad, Federal B Area and Nazimabad remained tense till late into the afternoon as tensions kept people indoors. Near the Gharibabad underpass, a group of enraged protesters set a minibus on fire. The vehicle was gutted before firefighters reached the scene.
Police have picked up at least 12 suspects since the violence erupted last week.
The Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal Jamaat offered in a statement on Tuesday to hold talks with representatives of all religious sects to calm frayed tempers.
Unknown assailants shot dead a man on the city's Mauripur Road. Police said the man was involved in criminal activities and an investigation into the incident was underway.
Another man was shot dead in the Usmanabad area. The victim was a former member of the Sunni Tehrik, police said.
Separately, one ASI Riaz was assassinated in North Karachi's Khwaja Ajmer Nagri area. The ASI's body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Police said Riaz was posted at a police station in Nazimabad.
Through Tuesday, tension prevailed in parts of Karachi for a fifth straight day as miscreants resorted to firing in the air after the funeral of a young worker of Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal Jamaat, forcing shopkeepers to down their shutters and keeping roads in the affected areas deserted.
Funeral prayers of the 32-year-old worker, Ibrahim Mana, were offered in a mosque near the Met Office, on University Road. However, frequent gunshots were heard as the procession crossed different areas.
Ahsan, a 12-year-old boy, was injured in the firing, most probably aimed at keeping the business closed near Gharibabad, said an official at the Sharifabad police station. The shooting kept shops closed, but the bullet injury to the boy left area people in anger. They later carried out a sit-in on the main road in protest.
Liaquatabad, Federal B Area and Nazimabad remained tense till late into the afternoon as tensions kept people indoors. Near the Gharibabad underpass, a group of enraged protesters set a minibus on fire. The vehicle was gutted before firefighters reached the scene.
Police have picked up at least 12 suspects since the violence erupted last week.
The Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal Jamaat offered in a statement on Tuesday to hold talks with representatives of all religious sects to calm frayed tempers.
