Summary 16 people were killed in different incidents of violence in early hours of Saturday.
As the sun rose in Karachi the target-killing incidents started and four people, identified as Sadiq, Babar, Munawwar and Shahid, were shot dead in Pak colony area of the old Golimar near Rexer Bridge.Rescue teams reached the crime scene and transferred dead bodies to the civil hospital Karachi.
Tension prevailed in the area after the incident. Police claimed that killings were related to a personal rivalry.The deceased belonged to the gang war, the police said.SP site Akram Abro said that the preliminary investigation tells that the dispute occurred between two groups and the four persons were called on gutter Bagicha and shot dead.
Two people were killed and four were wounded in Quaidabad’s future colony when guns were taken out during a family dispute.A man was shot dead in Karimabad. Two other men were shot dead in different incidents of firing in Sohrab Goth and SherShah.A girl was killed in North Karachi.
In Gulshan-e-Iqbal motorcyclists opened fire at a hotel and six people died as a result. Those who were killed included students of a seminary.
Two persons were killed North Nazimabad near Safety College.
