KARACHI: As violence in the city raged on, four workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, an activist of the Pakistan People’s Party and a Rangers man were among the nearly a dozen persons killed in separate incidents of violence on Wednesday, when another worker of the MQM wounded on Monday night also died.

An MQM activist from a Malir locality was gunned down near Mehran Depot in the old graveyard alley within the remit of the Model Colony police station.

Police said suspects riding a motorcycle followed Khalid Kashmiri, 42, to the alley, where they shot him dead with a hand gun.

“The suspects pumped eight bullets into the victim’s head and chest causing his instant death,” said a police officer of the Model Colony police station. The assassins escaped firing into the air, the police said.

The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre by the police for medico-legal formalities.

On learning about the murder, a large number of party workers gathered at the hospital.

The slain Mr Kashmiri was an area office-bearer of the Muttahida Organising Committee.

Quoting area people, police said the victim was a resident of Amirabad in Model Colony. He was the father of three and owned an auto workshop in the area.

Following the killing, tension gripped the Model Colony area where all shops and markets were closed amid heavy firing.

In another incident, early on Wednesday morning a city warden and activist of the MQM was shot dead in North Karachi.

Police said the incident took place in Mustafa Colony within the remit of the Bilal Colony police station where suspects riding a motorcycle targeted Shaukat Maqsood, 27, who was sitting in front of his home.

The victim was seriously wounded in the firing. He was rushed to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH), where he died during treatment.

Police, quoting area people, said the victim was waiting for water supply when he was attacked.

An officer of the police station said he was an activist of the MQM’s unit 140-B and worked as a city warden.

Following the killing, tension gripped the area on Wednesday morning, when all shops and markets of the area were closed.

An activist belonging to the MQM was gunned down in Landhi late on Wednesday night.

Police said the incident took place in Sector 46-C within the remit of the Landhi police station, where suspects targeted Iqbal Yaseen, 30.

Police said Iqbal was targeted while he was riding a motorbike near his home.

They said the victim belonged to Unit 80 of the party’s organisational structure. His body was shifted to the JPMC for medico-legal formalities.

Following the killing, tension gripped the locality and incidents of firing were reported in the area.

A young man was killed and three others were wounded in what police described as a shootout between two groups in Delhi Colony on Wednesday night.

The police said the incident took place in Delhi Colony within the remit of the Frere police station.

They said the incident took place near Naz Biryani Centre, where Ahsan Sadiq, 20, a worker of the MQM’s Unit 6, suffered three gunshot wounds. He was rushed to the JPMC, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Police said three other persons were also wounded in the firing.

A police officer quoting the victim’s father said Ahsan was killed by activists of a political party active in the area.

Till late in the night, the situation was tense in the locality, where shops and businesses were closed. Additional police were deployed in the area to avert further clashes.

Wounded activist dies

An activist of the MQM, who was wounded on Monday night on Jahangir Road within the remit of the Jamshed Quarters police station, died during treatment at a private hospital.

Police said Saqib, 25, son of Shafeeq, a worker of the MQM’s Unit 57, was shot at by three suspects near Jahangir Road late on Monday night.

He was rushed to a private hospital, where he died during treatment on Wednesday.

Police said the victim was a resident of Jahangir Road and was sitting outside his home when shot.

PPP activist

A worker of the PPP was gunned down in Orangi Town on Wednesday night making him the fifth victim of the same party killed within a week.

Police said the incident took place in Orangi Town’s Qasba Colony No 1 within the remit of the Pirabad police station, where Bacha Khan, 42, was targeted as he came out of Mohammadi Masjid.

He was rushed to the ASH, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The police said the victim had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The killers fled the scene. They said the victim was a resident of Qasba Colony and office-bearer of the PPP’s PS-96.

Police said the suspects were said to have been waiting for the victim near the mosque.

Following the incident, tension gripped the locality and shops and markets were forced to shut.

Earlier on Tuesday, two PPP workers were gunned down in Sector 4-I of Baldia Town within the remit of the Saeedabad police station. Amjad alias Gogi, 30, and Kashif, 35, were near their home when suspects riding a motorcycle opened fire on them.

On Monday two activists of the PPP were gunned down in Orangi Town.

Rangers man

A Rangers personal was gunned down near Star Gate on Sharea Faisal on Wednesday night.

A duty officer of the Airport police station said the incident took place near Stat Gate, where assailants targeted Mohammad Younus, 40, who was riding a motorcycle in civilian dress.

He was rushed to the JPMC, where he was pronounce dead on arrival.

50-year-old killed

A middle-aged man was shot dead by unknown suspects at Sohrab Goth on Wednesday night.

Police said the incident occurred in Deluxe Town within the remit of the Sohrab Goth police station, where unknown suspects targeted Ahsan Usmani, 50. He was a resident of the same area and was going home after offering prayers at a nearby mosque.

Police suspected personal enmity as the motive for the murder. The victim originally hailed from Sahiwal.

The police shifted the body to the ASH for meidico-legal formalities.

Stabbed to death

The body of a taxi driver was found in North Karachi Sector 7B near the Mohammad Shah graveyard.

Police said the victim was stabbed to death. A duty officer of the Sir Syed police station said the victim was identified as Mohammad Saleem.

Police suspected that the motive for the killing was personal enmity. He was a resident of a katchi abadi in Sector 7-A.

Police shifted the body to the ASH for medico-legal formalities.

Elderly man killed

An elderly man was killed by unknown persons in Orangi Town on Wednesday.

Police said the incident took place in Sector 12 near Nishan-i-Haider Chowk, where suspects riding a motorcycle opened fire on his car. Sher Mohammad, 75, suffered multiple gunshot wounds while Haji Nusrat, who was also in the car, escaped unhurt.

The victim was rushed to a nearby private hospital, where he died during treatment, the police said.

The elderly victim was a resident of Faqeer Colony and had gone to Sector 12 to attend a funeral. A duty officer of the Orangi Town police station said police suspected that the victim fell prey to personal enmity.

Later his body was taken to the ASH for medico-legal formalities.

Two women found dead

The body of an unidentified woman was found in Ibrahim Hyderi on Wednesday morning.

A duty officer of the Ibrahim Hyderi police station said the woman’s corpse was found on a pavement near the Korangi Creek PAF base.

Police shifted the body to the JPMC, where doctors said the victim had been strangled as the marks of a rope were visible on her neck.

She was wearing a burqa.

Following the medico-legal formalities, the body was taken to the Edhi morgue for want of identification.

The body of another woman was found in the graveyard of MPR Colony in the Manghopir area on Wednesday.

Police said the body was found in the graveyard within the remit of the Orangi Town police station and it was taken to the ASH.

The victim, in her late teens, had been shot to the head causing her instant death, the police said.

She was identified as Reema, daughter of Mohammad Faiz. Her brother Mohammadzada told the police that about a month back Reema had fled home with a young man identified as Akhlaq.

Her father had lodged an FIR at the Mangopir police station reporting the kidnapping of her daughter by Akhlaq.

Police said that after contracting marriage in Karachi, the couple had gone to Rawalpind. Akhlaq had sent a copy of the marriage contract to the girl’s parents through courier, the police added.

The girl’s family had left their Mangopir home and relocated to Shah Faisal Mohallah in Orangi Town.

Family members said they would lodge an FIR after the burial of the victim.

Essa Nagri protest

A protest against an incident of snatching during which a young man was wounded in Essa Nagri caused a serious traffic jam during the evening rush hours on University Road and Sir Shah Suleman Road on Wednesday.

An officer at the PIB police station said Faisal Maish, 20, resisted a snatching attempt in which he sustained a gunshot wound.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

However, following the incident, residents of Essa Nagri took to the streets and burnt tyres and blocked the evening rush traffic.

The protesters forced closure of the shops at Hasan Square. However police arrived there, teargassed and dispersed the protesters and helped traffic ease.

Firing during the protest was also reported. Three of the protesters were picked up by the police.