KARACHI: One person was killed and another injured in an incident of firing in the Baghdadi area in Karachi’s Lyari on Tuesday morning, a police spokesperson said.
According to details, the accused opened fire in a hotel premises. The injured man, identified as Amanullah, was the son of the hotel owner, while the victim was a customer.
“The crime scene unit of the police department is called for investigation,” a police official said. “Evidence being collected from the spot and police inquiring into all angles of the incident,” official further added.
Earlier in March, a Chinese national was among two people who were injured after unidentified men on a motorcycle opened fire at a car in Karachi’s Lyari.
Rescue officials said the incident took place near the Kamila stop on the Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Road of Lyari. They said the injured were taken to the Civil Hospital for first aid.
Lyari SSP Sarfaraz Nawaz said the incident took place in the vicinity of the Baghdadi police station. The Chinese national, he said, received minor injuries from the shattered window’s glass.
