8 killed in Karachi firing

The Baloch Hal

KARACHI: At least eight persons, a woman among them, were killed and more than twelve others injured in firing incident that took place between the workers of Peoples’ Aman Committee and Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Liyari and Garden areas of the city on Thursday, police said.

According to details, some persons on motorbike had killed a youth, Aamir believed to be worker of MQM in the morning, which closed business activities in Ramswami, Ranchor Line, Nabi Bukhsh, Garden, Dhobi Ghat and adjacent areas and after which firing started in various areas of Garden and Liyari.

As a result seven persons, including a woman community were killed and more than ten others injured. The deceased were identified as Fahim, 30, Shakir, 30, Younis, Mirza, Usman, Nadir, while the names of one person and the woman could not be ascertained and those injured included Dur Bibi, Arshad, Zubir, Basit, Wasim, Rafique, Aslam and three unknown women, which were shifted to civil hospital. Deceased were hailing from Baloch ethnic group.

Later, the workers of Peoples’ Aman Committee staged a sit-in in front of the Chief Minister house and chanted slogans against the MQM and warned to start million march in case, cases were not registered against MQM. They demanded registration of cases against Dr Farooq Sattar and incharges of Liyari and Gardens. The activists called off the sit-in after holding talks with provincial ministers Rafique Engineer and PPP Karachi division chief Najmi Alam. Huge contingent of police and rangers had been called to control the situation and huge traffic jam was seen on road, adjacent to the CM house but no arrest made till filing of this report.

Meanwhile, Central spokesman of Baloch Republican Party Sher Muhammad Bugti and Central Secretary General Baloch National Movement Khalil Baloch have strongly condemned the killing of innocent Baloch people and termed it state terrorism.

4 Responses to 8 killed in Karachi firing

Shah moreed

January 7, 2010 at 11:21 pm

This is the gonda gardi of MQM with PPP leaderships blessing ! Frist they killed the Leader of Aaman commity Abdul Reham Baloch with his friends because he was the real threat against MQM in Lyari so MQM clearing his way to take over Lyari and Gatar Baghicha !! But the should learned from there past that taking on Baloch is not easy The Baloch showed that to MQM in 1988 89.
I req to Lyaris Baloch stop dancing on PPPs dhol now its time to join ur Baloch brothers!
J Kalmati

January 8, 2010 at 7:10 am

MQM is a well known terrorist gang in Karachi which not only created and supported by army and agencies but open support from US consulate too, durring musharraf time they sumugled millions of Biharis from Bangladesh into karachi to kill local Baloch Sindhis and pushtoons, and these gangs killed thousands of people in Karachi since it was created by General Zia ul haq, their leaders altaf and Musharraf are frequently being visited by Pakistani and US officals in London thats were they get the balls to kill Baloch, Pushtoons and Sindis.
Baloch Son

January 9, 2010 at 8:15 am

so its time to unite for all none urdu speakers of karachi but remember this is not a ethnic war or fight its totally political game between PPP and MQM just to take over on lyari to get more and more seats from sindh and show their selves as the only ruling power from sindh to black mail world as well as federal powers to get more money to export to london
Storage Hollngworth

July 14, 2010 at 6:19 am

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