Seven more lose life in Karachi unrest

KARACHI: Despite peace rallies and appeals by politicians, the wave of violence continues unabated in the metropolis, Geo News reported. On Monday 29 people were killed in the city and today (Tuesday) 7 more were killed.
Many areas of the city have been under the grip of terrorism for over 24 hours. According to police and hospital sources, in attacks on property, cars and homes 29 including two policemen, two brothers, a father and son and some workers of political parties were killed.
Ten trussed up bodies were also found from different areas who were kidnapped and later killed by unknown men.
Most of those killed in the new wave of violence are innocent and ordinary citizens and the bodies of ten victims have not been identified, while ten are in critical condition in hospitals.
The beginning of Ramazan could not bring an end to the violence.
On Tuesday, terrorists opened fire on a car near the Urdu University resulting in the death of Waqar, Arif, Atif and Naeem Arif while three others were injured.
In Nazimabad near the Sir Syed College, the body of a young man was discovered in the trunk of a car. The bodies of two men who had been kidnapped on Monday were discovered in Orangi Town on Tuesday morning. The bodies of two workers of the PTI were also discovered on Monady from this site.
Karachi continues to be plagued by terrorism and so far the promises of officials have not been fulfilled. Police and Rangers have proven to be a failure in brining the violence to an end and no concrete measures have been taken so far.

Malik vows action in Karachi as seven die in fresh violence

KARACHI: Seven people were killed in Karachi on Tuesday as Interior Minister Rehman Malik declared that terrorists had tested the government enough and action would now be taken against them, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to the media representatives in Karachi, Malik said it was time that the mafias operating in Karachi let go off their gang leaders as nobody could come to their rescue anymore.
The minister also said that 18 to 26 people had become victims of target killings since yesterday. And although he stated that the nation would soon witness action in Karachi, the city saw seven more deaths.
Also present at the occasion was Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan who said that now action against criminal elements would be taken first and the media will be informed afterwards.

Malik arrives bleeding Karachi orders aerial surveillance

KARACHI: Federal Interior Minister, Rahman Malik, who was asked to rush to Karachi on its getting out of control, on arrival ordered for the aerial surveillance over the city for locating and flushing out the target killers, who thus far made the city a killing field have remained mysteriously unidentified and unknown.
The interior minister said that any and every action would be taken against the miscreants to restore peace in Karachi and added their masters would not be able to save them.
Arriving Karachi he held emergent meeting with the law enforcing agencies and told them to go all out taking actions against the enemy of peace without any discrimination. He said that any and every action could be taken for the restoration of peace in Karachi.
Rahman Malik said that he has ordered for surveillance planes to be brought to Karachi for locating and weeding out the ever-allusive target killers, who have let loose a reign of terror and bloodshed in the city.