With violence continuing across the city of Karachi in Pakistan, another twelve people have been reported dead, including two police officers. In what appears to be part of sectarian clashes, five people were shot and four were injured in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. An early morning attack saw three Shia men shot in Maskan Chowrangi. According […]
MQM activists Wednesday torched buses and trucks and fired in the air following the arrest of a former MPA, Nadeem Hashmi, in connection with the killing of two policemen. Hashmi was arrested late Tuesday, the action condemned by the MQM as political victimization. The police rejected the claim and said Hashmi is suspected for having […]
Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, said on Wednesday that a concerted and sustained campaign will be launched for restoration of law and order in Karachi. He was addressing the special meeting of federal cabinet in Karachi to suggest measures for peace in the city. The cabinet is discussing various proposals to improve law and order in […]
Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday shot dead an officer of Pakistan Navy in the violence-stricken port city of Karachi, police said. Two gunmen, riding a motorcycle, sprayed bullets at the car of the Navy officer in the busy Karsaz neighbourhood near Pakistan’s Navy headquarters, a police officer said. The officer died at the scene while his […]
The federal cabinet meets in Karachi later on Wednesday to approve a “targeted operation” against the miscreants. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had convened the meeting in Karachi on the second day of his visit to the city. The meeting would discuss and approve a comprehensive strategy to take action against criminals and target killers to […]