KARACHI, Oct 5: Five people were killed in suspected sectarian and targeted attacks in the city on Saturday, police said.

Shabbir Hussain, 40, and Shahid Raza, 37, were attacked by armed men on the Nazimabad bridge near Rizvia Society when they were going home on a motorbike.

“Shabbir Hussain was a resident of Soldier Bazaar and ran a general store in Nazimabad,” said an official at Nazimabad police station.

“Shahid Raza lived in Rizvia Society and worked as a salesman at Shabbir’s store. After pulling down his shutters, Shabbir was going to drop Shahid at his home when they were targeted.” He said the bodies were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities. He said police suspected sectarian motive behind the killings.

In Orangi Town, a 40-year-old man was killed in an attack on his shop. Police suspected extortion threat as one of the reasons for the attack. “Ameer Ali, was targeted when he was sitting at his cosmetics shop near Chishti Nagar,” said an official at the Iqbal Market police station.

Two unidentified men were found shot dead in Lyari, police said.