At
least five cadres of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ)
were shot dead in a sectarian attack at ‘Gulzar-e-Habib’
restaurant in FB area of Karachi on October 25, reported
Dawn. The killings appeared to be linked to the
ongoing sectarian violence, a senior Police Officer
said. “Two of the deceased were from a nearby mosque,”
said acting Deputy Inspector General (DIG) West Amir
Farooqui. A spokesman for the ASWJ, Maulana Akbar Saeed
Farooqui, said members of his organisation were target
of the attack.
Separately,
an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified
as Mirza Kamran (30), was shot dead within precincts
of Jauharabad Police Station at Block-6, FB Area, reports
Daily Times.
In
another incident, a man, identified as Iqbal Memon (40),
was shot dead within the limits of Orangi Town Police
Station at Aligarh Colony.
Elsewhere,
an unidentified dead body of a man, packed in a gunny
bag, was found from Moosa Lane within the jurisdiction
of Bhagdadi Police Station. Police said the victim belonged
to Katchi community.
Meanwhile,
Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Sindh Police claimed
to have arrested two alleged militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP)
while they were taking extortion from the marble factories
in Manghopir area and recovered weapons, hand grenades
and stolen vehicle from their possession. They were
identified as Akram Ullah alias Naveed and Murad,
and were involved in killing of Police personnel and
attacking Police Stations. He said that the accused
had recently given extortion slips of PKR 5 million
to the marble factory owners, and All Pakistan Marble
Industry Association (APMIA) informed high ups regarding
the slips. |
