KARACHI: At least five people, including a policeman and two activists of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), were gunned down in different incidents of violence in the city on Thursday, DawnNews reported.

Gunmen opened fire on Taufiq Ali Hoti, a former president of a district chapter of the PTI, and Arif from the same party near zoo in the Garden neighbourhood, killing them on the spot.

A police official, Sajjad, was killed by firing by assailants in Orangi Town’s Kati Pahari area, while dead bodies of two people were found in Model Colony and Steel Town areas of the city.

PTI Chairman Imran Khan condemned the murder of his two party workers.

In a statement issued in Islamabad, he lashed out at Sindh government and the security forces for failing to curb violence in the city.

“The Sindh government and security forces have failed in restoring peace and bringing terrorist elements to book in Karachi,” said Mr Khan.

Many PTI workers assembled near Saddar area to demonstrate against the killings. The protesters staged a sit-in, blocking the M.A. Jinnah Road.

Published in Dawn, August 8th, 2014