August 10, 2003	Sunday	Jumadi-us-Sani 11, 1424

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KARACHI, Aug 9: Five brothers were shot dead by unidentified men on Jahangir Road late Saturday night.

Witnesses told the police that three men on a Honda-125 motorcycle intercepted a Suzuki Hi-roof on Jahangir Road in Jamshed Quarter’s area and sprayed its occupants with bullets. The assailants fled.

A police official said four of the victims were pronounced dead on arrival at the Civil Hospital. The fifth succumbed to his wounds afterwards. They were identified as Mohammad Javed, Mohammad Asif, Imran, Mehmood and Ismail.

The victims were all bearded but their affiliation could not be ascertained immediately.