Karachi firing claims three lives

KARACHI: Scattered firing incidents in the city claimed three lives while many others sustained injuries Friday, Geo News reported.

According to police, unknown gunmen sprayed bullets on a shop in Shah Faisal Colony that killed its owner, who was identified as Mehdi Shah, while two others were wounded.

Another man named Nazar Abbas was gunned down by unidentified attackers at Shaheed-e-Millat Road. The victim was on his way to drop his daughter to school who was also injured in the incident.

Police told that the deceased was followed and targeted by the culprits.

On the other hand, rescue sources told that a body was found from Saeedabad area who was identified as Sohail,20.

Another firing incident near Qayyumabad flyover left a local journalist, Muzaffar Jeelani, injured who was taken to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Complex (JPMC) for treatment.

Firing was also reported at Kati Pahari where one man was injured.