Two men shot dead in Karachi for putting up resistance to robbers

E-Paper | May 05, 2026

Unidentified robbers shot two men dead in Karachi Sunday night in what appeared to be a mugging gone wrong, a police official told Dawn.

The incident occurred in the Sakhi Hasan area of North Nazimabad, within the jurisdiction of the Taimuria Police Station.

SSP Central Muqaddas Haider said the robbers had intercepted a car near a shopping centre and tried to snatch a mobile phone from 40-year-old Mohammed Rashid, who was driving the vehicle.

While the robbery was underway, 35-year-old motorcyclist Abdul Wahid arrived at the scene.

"The suspects tried to loot him too. However, both the driver and the motorcyclist resisted. The robbers then opened fire on them and fled the scene," Haider said.

Both Rashid and Wahid sustained critical bullet wounds and were rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead.

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Imtiaz Ali is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field. His reporting portfolio encompasses crime, politics, and the provincial legislature, alongside coverage of the courts, government affairs, and the health sector.

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Alba

Mar 06, 2017 01:54am

First, of all if you are being robbed at gun point give up your money and valuables. Second, these bold robbers are probably drug addicts. Drug addicts don't care if they kill people and then take their money or not. It is all the same to them. They will not let you stand in their way if they need a fix.

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Ahsan Gul

Mar 06, 2017 05:42am

If government wants public confidence and trust, these robbers must be apprehended and severely dealt. What else is government's function if not safety of public lives?

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Sab se pehle pakistan

Mar 06, 2017 10:17am

Where are the LEAs? Street crime are on a record high in Urban Sindh. No one is safe. Stop focusing on politics and protect the residents of Urban Sindh.

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idon'tknow

Mar 06, 2017 10:24am

They scarifies their life for a cause! every one should stand-up against these kind of violence.

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Concerned Pakistani

Mar 06, 2017 10:36am

Is this the improved law and order situation in the city after years of operation??? Street crimes are on all time high and Government is callous as always.

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Kamran Iqbal

Mar 06, 2017 01:16pm

Inna lillahi wa'inna elaihi rajion.

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