KARACHI: A young shopkeeper was shot dead in Orangi Town late on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.

SSP-West Hafeezur Rehman Bugti said that Asif Mohammed, 32, was heading home on a bicycle after closing his general store in Khalil Market when unknown assailants shot him in the head from behind. He died on the spot.

The body was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities.

He said that the killers did not take away the victim’s cell phone. The SSP said that it would be premature to say anything about the exact motive of the murder.

Meanwhile, a man was found shot dead in Moachko on Tuesday, police said.

They said that the bullet-riddled body of Abdul Razzak, 55, was found from bushes near the Coast Guard Chowki in Raees Goth.

The corpse was shifted to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi for medico-legal formalities.

Published in Dawn, April 3rd, 2024