Former Haqiqi official killed

Staff Report

KARACHI: A former official of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) was murdered in a drive-by shooting as he sat down to tea at a restaurant on Tuesday, police said.

The victim, Nasir, a former sector in-charge of the group in the tense Lines Area, was shot near Jail Chowrangi by two men riding a Vespa scooter. He was hit multiple times and died at the scene. Shops in the Lines Area were closed after news of the shooting came in. Police sent the body to Jinnah Hospital for autopsy A case was registered by Jamshed Town police. Also on Tuesday, two bullet-riddled corpses packed in gunny bags were found in Waheed Colony, North Nazimabad, NNI reported. The victims were identified as Imran and Alam, aged between 28 and 35.

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