KARACHI: A property dealer was shot dead in what police described as a suspected targeted attack near Five Star Chowrangi in North Nazimabad.

The Hyderi Market police said on Tuesday that Izzat Khan was shot and killed by a lone assailant near Jhumar Banquet late on Monday night.

They said that he was going towards his car parked on a service road when the assailant targeted him from behind. He was a resident of Federal B Area, but originally hailed from Bannu.

The body was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) for a post-mortem examination.

SSP-Central Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqi said it appeared to be a targeted killing incident, but the exact motive behind the incident was yet to be ascertained.

Hyderi Market SHO Nadeem Haider ruled out the possibility of a robbery bid as the killer did not take away anything.

He said the victim was involved in property dealing. His relatives registered a murder case against unknown persons. They told the police that they did not have any enmity with anyone, the SHO said.

Woman’s body found

The body of a woman, stuffed in a box, was found near a graveyard in the SITE area on Tuesday, police and hospital officials said.

Area SHO Javed Akhter told Dawn that the victim was identified as Shazia Afzal, 35, who worked at a garment factory in New Karachi.

Her relatives told the police that she had gone to work on Monday morning but could not return till evening.

Published in Dawn, October 23th, 2024