Five of a family gunned down in Karachi’s DHA Phase IV

Five of a family gunned down in Karachi’s DHA Phase IV

KARACHI: Bodies of five members of a family, including children, were discovered on Tuesday in a bungalow on 3rd Commercial street of Defense Housing Authority (DHA) Phase IV area in Karachi. All five persons were shot to death and the single weapon used in the killings was also found on the spot. The deceased family members included the head of the family, his wife and three children aged one, ten and thirteen respectively. Police officials suspected that the head of the family, who was the owner of Sanghar sugar mills, might have committed suicide after killing his family as the doors of the house were locked from inside.

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MQM’s Subzwari criticises Karachi delimitation

 

 

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Faisal Subzwari on Saturday said boundaries of several constituencies in Karachi were redrawn overnight, adding that the measure should be implemented countrywide and not simply centric to one city.

Subwari’s statement comes in the wake of the Election Commission of Pakistan’s move for the delimitation of three constituencies of National Assembly and eight constituencies of Sindh Assembly in Karachi. The city has 20 National Assembly and 42 provincial assembly seats.

Subzwari said MQM had always welcomed every legitimate call made by the election commission, adding that his party would approach the courts when it is time to do so.

Alleging that the recent move had political incentives, he said the election commission should not be turned into a wrestling ground for political parties.

Earlier on Friday, MQM chief Altaf Hussain termed the delimitation of 11 constituencies a violation of law and the constitution and said his party would challenge the ECP’s move in the superior judiciary.

Hussain also called upon Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, to withdraw the notification.

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Violence claims seven lives in Karachi

 

 KARACHI: Seven people, including a woman, were killed in different incidents of violence in Karachi,   on Saturday.

Three people were killed when unknown gunmen fired upon a sweets shop in Usmanabad in Karachi’s Lyari area. The area became tense after the incident.

Separately, bodies of a man and a woman were found near Liaquatabad’s Ilyas Goth area in the city. The deceased were shot dead and could not yet be identified. Police said the deceased may have been killed in an honour-related incident.

In another incident, one person was gunned down in the Zaman Town area of Karachi’s Korangi.

Separately, one person was killed in Liaquatabad’s Rizvia Society.

In Karachi’s Nazimabad No 2 area, a body bearing torture marks was found in a gunny bag.

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