Death toll in Karachi violence reaches six

Death toll in Karachi violence reaches six
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Summary Two more people were shot dead in Karachi, raising the death toll to six.

According to police, a man was shot dead near Lee Market while a youth was gunned down in Orangi area. Four other people received injuring during firing in Issa Nagri during night between Monday and Tuesday.In earlier incidents of violence, owner of a private school, Syed Mukhtar Hussain, was shot dead by some unidentified persons in Baldia Town Sector 9 area in Karachi. The deceased was a Pakistan People’s Party worker.In another incident, some unidentified motorcycle riders shot dead a PPP worker Younus on Abul Ispahani Road and also injured another person.In Mangopir area, 15-year-old Tariq was shot dead by some unidentified miscreants while a police official, Raj Muhammad, was shot dead on Maripur Road.In Gulistan-e-Jauhar, some unidentified persons killed deputy director of a government department, Abdullah.