Three killed in latest Karachi violence

Published June 7, 2014
—File photo
—File photo

KARACHI: Three people, including a policeman, were gunned down in the latest violence in Karachi, DawnNews reported on Saturday.

Unknown gunmen shot and killed a policeman near Tiber centre on the city’s Mohammad Ali Jinnah road.

A truck driver was killed in Karachi’s Steel Town area whereas one person was shot dead at Jinnah Square in the city’s Malir Town.

Moreover, two people also gunned down at the Hub Chowki which is located at the border of Balochistan and Sindh — a few kilometres from Karachi.

The identification of the deceased and other related details are yet to be ascertained and released by the authorities.

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