KARACHI: A Pakistan Peoples Party activist, who is the elected chairman of a union committee (UC) in Orangi Town, was gunned down in a suspected targeted attack on Thursday evening, police said.

The Pakistan Bazaar police said that Amir Abdul Kalam, 32, was shot and killed by armed motorcyclists near Bismillah Chowk.

A police spokesperson said that Kalam was sitting at his office in Gulshan-i-Zia when armed assailants opened indiscriminate firing on him and rode away.

He sustained critical bullet wounds and was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where he died during treatment.

Investigators have collected six spent bullet casings from the crime scene.

SSP-West Tariq Illahi Mastoi told Dawn that it appeared to be a targeted killing incident. PPP-Sindh general secretary Waqar Mehdi and PPP-Karachi division president and Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani visited the hospital.

Mr Mehdi confirmed to Dawn that the victim was an elected UC chairman and local party leader. He said he was very active in the area.

Published in Dawn, April 18th, 2025

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