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KARACHI, July 27: A medical student died and her elder sister was seriously injured in an accident on University Road.
Mahwish Khalil, a final-year MBBS student of the Dow Medical College, and her elder sister Dr Farah Khalil were on their way to see their relatives when a minibus hit them near old Sabzi Mandi. Mahwish died on the spot and her sister was put on a ventilator at a private hospital.
As her college fellows heard about the incident on Friday, they held a condolence meeting and demanded honorary degree of MBBS for Mahwish who had only six months to complete her studies. A lecture would be arranged in her memory, said DMC Principal Prof Salahuddin Afsar.
Gunned down
A man was shot dead on resistance by robbers on Friday.
Risala police said four robbers were fleeing after committing a robbery in Bohrapir apartments when they were spotted by Hayat Nasir. As he raised alarm and resisted them, the robbers shot at him and escaped. Nasir died on way to Civil Hospital Karachi.
Boy found dead
The body of a five-year-old boy with his head severed was found in a cemetery on Friday.
Mohammad Sajid went missing five days ago. On his father’s complaint, the New Karachi Industrial Area Police started the search and found the body. Doctors said the decomposed body suggested that the boy was killed four days ago.
