Woman shot dead in Orangi home

Published
0

KARACHI: A 35-year-old woman was shot dead in Orangi Town on Tuesday, police said.

They added that Azra Rehmat was killed inside her home near Malik Chowk.

The police attributed ‘some personal dispute’ to the murder.

Mominabad SHO Ansar Ahmed said that initial probe revealed that the victim used to dance in wedding ceremonies.

He said that she was at her home along with her brother when three assailants entered and opened fire and fled. She suffered multiple bullet wound and died.

The body was taken to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi to complete medico-legal formalities.

Man wounded by ‘robbers’

A young man was shot by alleged robbers in Essa Nagri on Tuesday.

Aziz Bhatti police said that Mohammed Bin Hafeez, 22, was wounded when he put up resistance to a robbery bid at graveyard.

The wounded man was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

Published in Dawn, October 25th, 2023

Opinion

Editorial

Without consequence
Updated 02 Nov, 2026

Without consequence

From drone attacks to online harassment and legal intimidation, the methods of silencing reporters are multiplying, with little fear of punishment.
Climate diagnosis
02 Nov, 2026

Climate diagnosis

THE Lancet Countdown’s latest findings should change how Pakistan thinks about illness as much as how it thinks...
Fighting harassment
02 Nov, 2026

Fighting harassment

WORKPLACE harassment is often narrowly defined as sexual misconduct. A resolution passed by the National Assembly on...
Cost of provinces
Updated 01 Nov, 2026

Cost of provinces

Political parties demanding new provinces must explain how they intend to pay for them and what improvements citizens can expect.
Exchange hack
01 Nov, 2026

Exchange hack

ON Thursday, the largest cryptocurrency heist in history saw some $6.3bn drained from exchange platform Binance’s...
Cyber safety
Updated 01 Nov, 2026

Cyber safety

The state of freedom of expression in Pakistan is already quite poor, so any further attempts to clamp down on free speech must be resisted.