Woman, lover murder sister, sister-in-law for rejecting proposal

KARACHI: A woman, along with her lover, murdered her elder sister and sister-in-law after they refused his marriage proposal in Karachi’s Orangi Town in the wee hours of Monday morning, Samaa reported.

According to police officials, Sumbul and Sadaf, both aged between 30 and 35 years of age, were murdered by Faheema and Anees for rejecting Anees’s proposal, creating obstacles in the marriage of the two.

The bodies were found at their residential apartment in Orangi Town’s Sector 14, near the Shah Faisal Chowk.

 

Minus-Altaf action at Karachi’s Mukka Chowk

KARACHI: Posters and portraits of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder, Altaf Hussain, were removed by ‘known persons’ from the city’s famous Mukka Chowk in stronghold of the party, Samaa reported Thursday.

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Two security personnel killed in Karachi gun attack

KARACHI: Unknown gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on a security vehicle in Karachi on Tuesday, killing two security personnel
The gun attack took place near Parking Plaza in Saddar.
According to police, unidentified armed men riding motorcycles targeted two personnel of a sensitive agency near Saddar Parking Plaza and escaped.
The injured personnel were rushed to hospital, where they succumbed to their wounds.
Dr Seemi Jamali, Director Emergency Department at Jinnah Hospital, confirmed the death of both the personnel identified as Abdul Razzaq and Khadim Hussain.
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Karachi: Chinese citizen hurt in roadside blast

KARACHI: A Chinese citizen, his gunman and driver were injured on Monday when a blast hit their van on outskirts of Karachi, Samaa reported.
According to our correspondent, the vehicle was targeted on the National Highway near Gulshan-e-Hadeed.
“It was a remote controlled explosion that occurred on the roadside. A Chinese man, his local gunman and driver were onboard. They were slightly injured,” SSP Rao Anwar told Samaa.

Morning in Pakistan today saw raging hot temperatures

KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned of very hot and dry weather during the coming week all over the country.
Following were the temperatures recorded for some cities Wednesday morning around 08:00:
Islamabad 19°C, Lahore 34°C, Faisalabad 37°C, Jacobabad 35°C, Karachi 30°C, Peshawar 25°C, Quetta 18°C, Gilgit 14°C, Murree 17°C and Muzaffarabad 20°C.
The plain areas of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Sindh will be the centre of heat where day temperatures will cross over 45°C and central parts will touch a critical level of 50°C.
Temperatures in mountainous areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azaad Jammu and Kashmir will also rise by 4-5°C above average, resulting into rapid melting of snow and glaciers.

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General Raheel Sharif telephones IG Sindh

General Raheel Sharif telephones IG Sindh

General Raheel Sharif telephones IG Sindh; vows to eliminate terrorists

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KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif telephoned IG Sindh Police, Allah Dino Khawaja and express grief over martyrdom of seven policemen in Wednesday’s brazen attack in Karachi, Samaa reported Thursday.
Our correspondent said, the army chief, in his telephonic conversation, deplored the loss of lives in terrorist attack and extended his full cooperation to Sindh police.
“Terrorists will be eliminated from provinces. Police will be assisted everywhere and at every level,” officials quoted the army chief as saying. They said General Raheel appreciated police’s role in the ongoing anti-criminal operation in Karachi.

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