Policemen seen through bullet-riddled wind shield of a car in Karachi.—File Photo
Policemen seen through bullet-riddled wind shield of a car in Karachi.—File Photo

KARACHI: The violent incidents of targeted killings continued in Karachi as five more people, including a Rangers officer, were killed on Thursday, DawnNews reported.

A Rangersc officer, Abdul Hameed Chachar, was shot dead in the area of Medina colony in Korangi, the police sources said. The deceased officer was a sub-inspector in Pakistan’s paramilitary force.

A man was shot dead at Maripur road near a hotel. According to MLO of the Civil Hospital, the man was shot in the head.

A man was shot dead and the other received injuries in the area of Lee market near an eye clinic.

A dead body was found from Lyari River.

The funeral prayers of Mehdi Raza and Fakhar Abbas were shot dead by the criminals in Orangi town, have been offered.

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