Summary Target-killers involved in 12 May tragedy and attacks on police in Karachi, 2 officers killed
KARACHI: (Dunya News) – 3 target-killers involved in 12 May (2007) and Chakra Goth tragedies and attacks on police in Karachi have on Sunday been arrested. On the other hand, 3 including 2 traffic police officers were killed in firing incidents in Nipa Chorangi and Nazimabad. All the suspects belong to a political party, reported Dunya News.
According to police, unidentified men shot 2 traffic police officers dead in Nipa Chorangi. The murdered were identified as Sher Muhammad and Nizamuddin. Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has taken strict notice of the incident and demanded immediate report. 1 person died in firing incident in Nazimabad while 2 others were injured.
Malir 2 Investigation Police arrested 3 target-killers and presented them before the media. The arrested target-killer revealed that he is an official of a political party in Ibrahim Haideri. He told that firing on police bus was opened in Chakra Goth after clash with Jiye Sindh and a political party official Raees Mama assisted in this attack.
The arrested target-killer revealed that he has killed 5 so far including political opponents. He also admitted firing at buses on the arrival of former Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry in Karachi on May 12, 2007.
Target-killer Zaeem Qadri confessed robbing jewelry shops and handing Rs. 2.7 million to Hamid Piya for purchase of weapons. These weapons were used for fighting the political opponents.
SSP Investigation Malir 2 Malik Altaf Hussain said that after the confessions by the arrested suspects, their companions are also being arrested.
