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10 die in Karachi target killing spree By Tahir Siddiqui
MQM leaders and supporters offer funeral prayers for Ajmal Moin, an MQM activist who was gunned down in Shah Faisal Colony by unidentified assailants. - APP photo KARACHI: At least 10 political activists were killed on Sunday as a spree of targeted killings continued in different parts of the city. Tension gripped parts of Malir, Landhi, Korangi and North Karachi where most of the killings took place. The Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) claimed that seven of its workers had been killed by rivals. Allegations and counter-allegations were levelled by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Haqiqi group. The Muttahida said three of its workers had been killed on Sunday. Karachi police Chief Wasim Ahmed confirmed that 10 political workers had been killed since Saturday in ‘fighting among different political groups’ which began five days ago. ‘Most of the victims belonged to the MQM (Haqiqi),’ he told Dawn. He said political intervention would be required to end the targeted killings of political workers, although police in the affected areas had been reinforced. Haqiqi worker, Salimuddin, 40, was killed and his wife and daughter were wounded when they were sprayed with bullets in their Martin Quarters home in Jamshed Town. Another Haqiqi worker, Mohammed Nauman, 28, was killed and his mother and brother Mohammed Zeeshan were injured when some men on a motorcycle opened fire on the taxi they were travelling in near Gulshan Qadri in Malir City. Zeeshan earlier worked as bodyguard of the party’s interned Chief Afaq Ahmed. In New Karachi, Haqiqi worker Shakil Tata was shot dead and another worker, Imran Para, was wounded. A member of the Haqiqi’s elders’ committee, Naseem Ahmed, 40, was killed and his wife Nasima was injured when gunmen attacked their house in Saudabad area of Malir Colony. In Landhi, fruit seller Shahzad, 32, was shot dead. He was stated to be a supporter of the MQM (Haqiqi). Haqiqi worker Hasan, 32, was shot dead in Al Fallah area. The body of another Haqiqi worker, Abdul Saeed, was found in a desolate place in Korangi 36-B area.A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was shot dead in a late Saturday night attack in Korangi. The victim, Farooq Ahmed, 35, was sitting outside his house when gunmen on a motorbike opened fire on him. A worker and a supporter of the Muttahida were shot dead in Eidgah area. Police said Haji Faqeer Mohammed, 45, and Raza Pappu, 35, both residents of Baba Bhit island, were playing cards in a pick-up when two men on a motorcycle opened fire on them. DAWN: Monday, 08 Jun, 2009 |
