KARACHI, July 10: A man was shot dead at his house when he put up strong resistance to armed bandits in Saeedabad police limits on Saturday.

Police said that two armed men barged into the house of Jamil Ahmed Khatri, 35. The bandits started collecting jewellery and cash at gunpoint. As Jamil resisted, the bandits opened fire and fled.

Jamil Ahmed, an electrician, died on the spot and his wife Shahida, 30, was wounded. The body was taken to a hospital for autopsy following which it was returned to the family for burial. The condition of Shahida was stated to be out of danger.

BODY FOUND: The body of a young man was found from a gunny bag near an eating house in Pak Colony.

Police said that the gunny bag was lying behind Achanak Hotel in Muslimabad. The body with torture marks and stab wounds was shifted to a hospital for autopsy.

Meanwhile, the body of a young man was recovered from the sea at Keamari berth. The body was sent to Civil Hospital.

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...