Four killed in Karachi violence

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

KARACHI: At least four people were killed in incidents of violence in Karachi, DawnNews reported on Saturday.

In the city's Landhi Town, unknown gunmen shot a man dead whereas a senior doctor was gunned down near Al-Asif square near Sohrab Goth.

In another incident in New Karachi Town, one man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting incident. The area became tense in the aftermath of the shooting and protesting residents came out on the streets.

One man was killed in Landhi Town’s Sherpao Colony.

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