The four men were sitting together outside a bakery near Badar Chowk when unknown gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire. - (File Photo)

KARACHI Two JUI-F activists were killed in a firing incident in Orangi Town, Karachi on Thursday.

 

According to police, Abdul Hafeez and Qari Ejaz were killed, while Ahle Sunnat activist Ahmed Siddiqi was injured along with a police officer.

 

The four men were sitting together outside a bakery near Badar Chowk when unknown gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire. The JUI-F activists died on the spot, while the other two were taken to hospital in critical condition as they suffered from multiple bullet wounds. 

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