KARACHI: A suspected gangster was gunned down and his friend critically wounded in an attack allegedly carried out by his rival gang members on Manghopir Road within the remit of the Pak Colony police station, police said on Sunday.

They added that Asif Ali, 30, and Rizwan Suleman, 35, were heading to Old Golimar on a motorbike late on Saturday night when they were targeted by unknown assailants.

The police said that Asif died on the spot while Suleman was shifted to a hospital in critical condition.

Pak Colony SHO Anwar Ali said the family nominated two suspected gangsters in the murder FIR.

Fire in scrapyard

A huge fire erupted in a scrapyard in Bin Qasim on Sunday, officials said.

A Rescue-1122 spokesperson told Dawn that the blaze broke out in the scrapyard of the firms where various items were stored. He said the fire spread over one and a half acres of land near the railway crossing in Bin Qasim.

Six fire tenders managed to bring it under control after hectic efforts lasting several hours, he said and added all goods stored there were destroyed.

Published in Dawn, August 18th, 2025