ENT surgeon shot dead in Karachi

Published March 13, 2002

KARACHI, March 12: Dr Anwarul Islam, an ENT surgeon at the city’s Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, was shot dead in Karimabad area on Tuesday night.

Earlier in the day, people protesting against Monday’s killings in Shah Faisal Colony set two vehicles on fire, damaged a cinema house and other properties.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Medical Association has given a strike call for Wednesday to protest against target killings.

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