KARACHI: A man, said to be associated with sale and purchase of cars, was found shot dead inside a graveyard on Saturday, police said.

They said that the body stuffed in a drum was found in the Muhammad Shah graveyard in North Karachi.

The corpse was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities. The victim was later identified as Ali Asghar, 41, a resident of Orangi Town, Sector 14-B.

His family told the police that he left home at 1am on Saturday but did not return.

Sir Syed SHO Farrukh Hashmi told Dawn that it appeared that he was killed someplace else and later his body was dumped in the graveyard. He said he was shot in the head.

He said that his relatives told the police that he had some monetary and property disputes as he was involved in property dealing and sale/purchase of cars.

Man gunned down in Korangi

In Korangi, unidentified assailants shot dead a 30-year old man on Saturday.

Police said Dildar Mola Bux was killed near Ghosia Masjid, Sector 41B, Korangi.

A police officer said the victim left his workplace, a factory’s canteen, to purchase something when armed motorcyclists shot him and rode away. He suffered bullet wounds in the head and face and died on the spot.

The police ruled out the possibility of a robbery attempt as his cell phone and cash were not taken.

They suspected some personal enmity behind the incident.

The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities.

Published in Dawn, August 17th, 2025