KARACHI: A 35-year-old man was gunned down in Baldia Town on Friday.

The Saeedabad police said that Meer Ali Shah was shot dead over a personal dispute in Sector-E-12 near a private school.

The police said that he was asleep outside his home when an unknown suspect(s) killed him and fled.

They claimed that he was also involved in theft cases.

Meanwhile, a young passer-by was killed in the crossfire in Cattle Colony late Thursday night.

SukKan SHO Salahuddin Qazi said that two groups fought with each over some issue in Juma Himayati Goth. They resorted to firing, resulting in bullet injuries to passer-by Adil Riaz, 28.

Published in Dawn, June 29th, 2024

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