KARACHI, Dec 12: A bullet-riddled body of a young man was recovered from an abandoned Hi-roof in Liaquatabad on Sunday. Police said that the victim was identified as Naseem Ishratullah.

The Hi-roof was found parked near Bilal Masjid, Liaquatabad No 3, within the jurisdiction of Sharifabad police station. The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for post mortem examination.

The victim was working as a driver in a private television channel, police added. In Khwaja Ajmer Nagri police limits, the body of a young man was recovered on Sunday.

Police said that the victim, identified as Siddiqi Noorzada, was a resident of Wahid Colony, North Nazimabad. The body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Sources at the hospital said that no apparent mark of injury was found on the body. Quoting the statement of the victim's brother Riaz, police said that Siddiqi Noorzada was poisoned to death by his wife.