At least five people were killed in different area of the city here on Thursday, police and rescue sources said. In the first incident, a man was gunned down by unidentified armed men in Pehlwan Goth area in the limits of Gulistan-e-Johar police station. The deceased was identified as Zahid January 30, son of Gufran, who lived in the same area.
Police said that unknown armed men riding on motorcycle came close to Zahid opened fire on him as a result he died on the spot, The body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for medico-legal formalities. Police said that motive behind the murder could not be ascertained. It said that further investigation was underway. An Elite Force personnel, Shakeel Swati, 30, was gunned down by unidentified gunmen near Rehmania Mosque in Frontier Colony.
While a tortured body of a man was found from the bushes near Malir Naddi in Yousuf Goth area. The identity of the victim could not be ascertained till filing of this report. In a separate incident, 4-day old mutilated body of a man was found from Taiser Town. The deceased was identified as Javed Hussain, 23. In another incident a man found dead mysteriously at his house in Khuda ki Basti in the limits of Sarjani police station. The deceased was identified as Jawaid, 30, son of Ashiq. Rescue sources said that deceased was grug addicts, adding that he might have dies due to over dosage of heroine.
The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities. Meanwhile, another bomb was recovered by Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) from Ittehad Town in 19-D, Baldia. After defusing the bomb, the BDS officials told media that it was an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) connected with a remote controlled device weighing 5 Kilogram. Following the incident, security in the area was beefed up.