KARACHI: Five people including were killed and 8 others injured in several incidents of firing in various areas of the metropolis on Tuesday, Geo News reported.
According to police, unknown armed men near Shahra-e-Noor Jehan in North Nazimabad shot and injured 60-year old Haji Din Muhammad who later succumbed to his wounds on his way to a hospital.
In another incident, firing killed a man in Ilyas Goth near Teen Hatti while Muhammad Furqan was gunned down in an area of Malir.
In Korangi Sector-51, unidentified gunmen shot dead a person while another man was gunned down in Lee Market area.
Firing incident injured one man in Shah Latif Colony.
Three men sustained bullet wounds in PIB colony. The police said the incident was a result of a fight among members of a students' organization. The injured were shifted to a hospital for medical aid.
Two people were injured as a result of firing in Tariq Road and Machar Colony.
Meanwhile, unknown miscreants set on fire a dumper near Met office.