KARACHI, Oct 8: The bullet-riddled body of a young man killed by unknown persons was found near a farm house located in the jurisdiction of Zaman Town police station early Friday morning.

Police said the victim identified as Shahid Kamal, 32, was associated with the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, but was in hiding for the past several years. His body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for postmortem examination.

Hospital sources said the body bore four bullet wounds in the abdomen. Police said that several identity cards of various newspapers were recovered from his possession. The victim was a father of two children.

KIDNAPPED: The son of a factory owner was kidnapped by unknown persons from Saeedabad late Thursday night. Police said Zaheer Ahmed, 21, was present at his father's factory in Saeedabad, Sector 4-A when unknown armed men barged into the factory and whisked him away at gunpoint.

Later, the family received a ransom call demanding Rs5 million as ransom, police said. The case has been referred to the AVCC and CPLC for further investigation.

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
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....