Death toll reaches 12 in Karachi target killings

At least 12 persons have been killed in target killing incidents in different areas of Karachi during last 24 hours. Two bullets-ridden dead bodies were found from Lyari Expressway near Pak colony police station area and Link Road Sector 28 in Landhi Awami Colony. Another dead body of a 22-year-old unidentified youth was found near Salih Muhammad Goth Nadi, an area of Shah Lateef Town. An activist of Punjabi-Pakhtoon Alliance was gunned down in Rafah Aam area of Alfalah.Qadir, Ghulam Akbar and Ashraf alias Theena were killed in different incidents of target killings in Maleer. They had links with political parties. Unidentified persons set ablaze a vehicle in Azeem Pura. One person was killed by firing in Orangi. Two persons were killed when unidentified person opened fire on a vehicle in Gulistan Jauhar while one person got injured. Fazal and Farhan are among the dead. They are also reported to be activists of ANP. Earlier, one person was gunned down in Awami colony.