Two police officers shot dead in Karachi

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Two police officers shot dead in Karachi

Imtiaz Ali Published May 21, 2017

Two police personnel were killed and one other was injured on Sunday in a targeted killing in Karachi's Bahadurabad area, police said.

The two officers were sitting in a police mobile while on duty at the Dawood Round-a-bout in Bahadurbad when unidentified assailants fired at them and fled the scene, Superintendent of Police (SP) Gulshan Ghulam Murtaza Bhutto said.

Three police officers received injuries in the incident and were taken to the hospital, police said. However, Sub-inspector Iftikhar and Head Constable Raja Younis succumbed to their injuries.

Head constable Shehzad remains in a critical condition and is being operated upon, police added.

Funeral prayers of the two officers were attended by the IGP and Sindh Rangers personnel.─DawnNews

Inspector General of Police (IGP) A.D. Khawaja, taking notice of the incident, ordered DIG East to submit a report immediately regarding the episode.

The funeral prayers of the two officers were offered Sunday afternoon at Police Headquarters in Garden House.

The prayers were attended by Khawaja and Sindh Rangers personnel.

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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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J. Gamble

May 21, 2017 06:40pm

May their souls rest in peace.

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Khanm

May 21, 2017 07:26pm

@J. Gamble ..We tell the dead to rest in peace, when we should worry about the living to live in peace.

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El Cid

May 21, 2017 08:42pm

Poor guys trying to earn a living for their families have become easy targets for problems created from above.

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alibabas444thieves

May 22, 2017 01:40am

@El Cid tthen you have to report them and you wont have problems...youre well aware of how to do it so it doesnt come bck to you.

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my Comments

May 22, 2017 07:00am

Very unfortunate that law officers or police officers lose their life. A root cause analysis may show that for decades many criminals were protected by some politicians and those criminals have become much braver now, shooting anyone at will. Only way to control those criminals is to give them hard punishment, regardless of their party affiliations. Same thing for white collar criminals.

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