Policemen seen through bullet-riddled wind shield of a car in Karachi.—File Photo
Policemen seen through bullet-riddled wind shield of a car in Karachi.—File Photo

KARACHI: The violent incidents of targeted killings continued in Karachi as five more people, including a Rangers officer, were killed on Thursday, DawnNews reported.

A Rangersc officer, Abdul Hameed Chachar, was shot dead in the area of Medina colony in Korangi, the police sources said. The deceased officer was a sub-inspector in Pakistan’s paramilitary force.

A man was shot dead at Maripur road near a hotel. According to MLO of the Civil Hospital, the man was shot in the head.

A man was shot dead and the other received injuries in the area of Lee market near an eye clinic.

A dead body was found from Lyari River.

The funeral prayers of Mehdi Raza and Fakhar Abbas were shot dead by the criminals in Orangi town, have been offered.

Opinion

Editorial

Budget presser
14 Jun, 2026

Budget presser

OFFICIAL post-budget media briefings in Pakistan are carefully choreographed affairs, full of reassuring phrases ...
Muharram precautions
14 Jun, 2026

Muharram precautions

WITH Muharram due to start next week, the authorities have already begun annual exercises to ensure that the ...
Blood bequests
14 Jun, 2026

Blood bequests

WORLD Blood Donor Day offers a moment of “gratitude, advocacy and renewed commitment” for thalassaemia patients...
Sustainable path?
Updated 13 Jun, 2026

Sustainable path?

The FY27 budget is the first clear signal that the government is ready to transition from stabilisation to growth.
Prioritising education
13 Jun, 2026

Prioritising education

THOUGH the improvement in the country’s literacy rate may be slight, as highlighted by the Economic Survey, it ...
Poverty’s rise
13 Jun, 2026

Poverty’s rise

AS attention turns to the government’s plans for the coming fiscal year, one set of figures deserves particular...