Citizen shoots fleeing robber dead in DHA
July 10, 2021
A suspected robber was shot dead by a citizen on Khayaban-e-Sehar in Defence Housing Authority within the limits of the Darakhshan police station on Friday.
According to police, two gunmen intercepted a car and snatched cash amounting to Rs450,000 from a citizen, Nasir Farooq. Police said the citizen was carrying a licensed pistol and he initially did not offer resistance during the mugging, but as the suspects tried to flee after the crime, Farooq took out his weapon and opened fire on them, killing one of the suspects on the spot.
The other robber managed to flee the scene. The stolen cash was found on the deceased suspect.
Man arrested for killing wife, dumping her body in Quaidabad
July 10, 2021
Police on Friday claimed to have solved the mystery behind the murder of a young woman who was found dead in the Quaidabad area two weeks ago, and arrested her husband and his two companions.
Police said the four-day-old corpse of the 26-year-old woman, identified as Maryam, was discovered at a garbage dump in Kashmiri Muhalla on June 26. Her body was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for an autopsy.
Police learnt during the ongoing investigation that the woman’s husband, Qalbe Abbas, had murdered her with the help of two friends, Bakhtiar and Abdul Samad.
Three injured in separate incidents
July 2, 2021
Three people were wounded in separate incidents in the city on Thursday. Kalri police said 30-year-old Nadeem, son of Salman, was stabbed with a knife during a clash in Agra Taj Colony in Lyari. He was taken to the Civil Hospital Karachi (CKH) for medical treatment.
Police said they were investigating to ascertain what caused the clash. Separately, 35-year-old Mukhtar, son of Yasin, was wounded within the Saeedabad police remits. He was taken to the CHK.
Police said that the incident took place when some persons opened fire at him over unexplained reasons. Meanwhile, Sajid Ali, 25, was injured in firing in the Korangi area. He was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre. Police said that the incident took place when the man resisted a mugging bid.
Five die in various incidents
June 28, 2021
KARACHI: Five people lost their lives in separate mishaps in parts of the city on Sunday. A man died and a woman was injured after a motorcycle collided with a car in the Mauripur area. They were taken to the Civil Hospital, Karachi, where the deceased person was identified as 32-year-old Sarwar, son of Sadiq, and the injured as Sarwat, 28, wife of Kashif. Police have arrested the car driver. Separately, 55-year-old Ilyas, son of Azeemuddin, died when an unidentified speedy car hit his motorcycle within the limits of the Baloch Colony police station. A case has been registered. In another mishap, a labourer died after falling off an under construction building in the Gulshan-e-Maymar area. He was identified as Imran Ali, 30, a resident of Afghan Basti. Meanwhile, a young man, who is yet to be identified, died after a train hit him while he was crossing the railway track in Quaidabad. His body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical C
Five die in various mishaps in city
June 28, 2021
Five people lost their lives in separate mishaps in parts of the city on Sunday. A man died and a woman was injured after a motorcycle collided with a car in the Mauripur area. They were taken to the Civil Hospital, Karachi, where the deceased person was identified as 32-year-old Sarwar, son of Sadiq, and the injured as Sarwat, 28, wife of Kashif. Police have arrested the car driver.
Separately, 55-year-old Ilyas, son of Azeemuddin, died when an unidentified speedy car hit his motorcycle within the limits of the Baloch Colony police station. A case has been registered.