Two Policemen Among 3 killed In Karachi Violence

Islamabad, April 28, IRNA – Three people, including two policemen, have been killed in hand grenade attacks and firing in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, police sources said. A former minister and member of parliament belonging to the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Nabil Gabol escaped unhurt when miscreants attacked his car in the violence-hit Lyari area. Gabol confirmed to the media that his car was attacked with a hand grenade. Earlier, three people including two policemen were killed and 10 others were injured whereas forces arrested 20 suspects during a targeted operation in Lyari. Unidentified men also threw hand grenades and fired rockets at police forces during the operation, injuring several policemen and civilians. The police launched operation against the miscreants in Lyari which continued till evening, Senior Superintendent of Police, Chaudhry Aslam Khan, said. “People opened fire at the police, threw hand grenades and rocket launchers when the operation started… But the situation is now under control,” Khan said. According to sources, the operation, conducted in search of around 30 wanted criminals, was launched a day after a local leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, Malik Mohammed Khan was killed by unidentified men./end