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Policemen on a street in Karachi. — File photo

KARACHI: At least two people lost their lives in firing incidents in Karachi on Thursday, DawnNews reported.

A man was shot dead in the area of New Karachi.

Another man received bullet wounds in the area of Gulbahar.

Police has deployed extra troops in the city and started grand snap checking on the roads with mutual coordination of all the police stations of  their respective zones.

LeJ activists’ hanging postponed

Hanging of two members of the banned Laskar-i-Jhangvi, Attaullah and Azam, who were sentenced for life by the Supreme Court in the murder of Dr Muhammad Ali Pirani has been postponed until September 30 after a presidential order.

Earlier the court had issued the black warrants for the hanging of the banned outfit killers on June 18.

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