Tuesday, 15 Jun, 2010
Fifteen people have lost their lives in the wave of sectarian killings in June, reports said. — File photo
KARACHI: At least seven people were killed in Karachi in incidents of target killings during the past 24 hours, taking the toll of sectarian killings in the first two weeks of June to 15, DawnNews reported.
An elderly man and an activist of a religious outfit were shot dead in different parts of the city on Monday.
On Monday morning, an elderly man was forced to stop his car under the Nazimabad flyover before being shot dead by armed motorcyclists, police and witnesses said.
Syed Ayub Naqvi, 68, who was known among his peers for his literary contributions, was targeted near the main Petrol Pump bus stop while he was driving
to an Imambargah in Nazimabad No 3.
"Mr Naqvi was heading to Imambargah Noor-i-Iman when his car was intercepted by two armed motorcyclists under the Nazimabad flyover," said Sub-Inspector Jehanzeb, the SHO of the Nazimabad police station.
"The riders forced him to apply brakes. As soon as he stopped, one of the riders got off the motorbike carrying a 9mm pistol and fired multiple shots at the elderly man, who died on the spot."
The attackers escaped from the crime-scene, leaving him in a pool of blood, the policeman said.
The body was later shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities. Doctors said the victim had suffered two bullet wounds in the head.
Mr Naqvi was a resident of Gulshan-i-Iqbal and father of two. Apart from being the author of a few books, he had several translations to his credit. He also set up a bookstall in the Imambargah every Friday, his aides said.
In the evening, a large number of people attended the victim's funeral prayers offered at Imambargah Rizvia in Nazimabad. They chanted slogans against terrorism and sectarianism and also criticised the government for its failure to put an end to the wave of sectarian killings in the city.
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