policemen suffered multiple bullet wounds and died on the way to a hospital.
Akbar was posted at the Baghdadi police station and Hussain was a former army soldier recently recruited by the police department.
Acting SP Lyari Aftab Nizamani told The News that the attackers had used 9mm and .30 pistols.
“The attack was sudden and the two policemen didn’t get time to respond,” he added.
The official suspected that the members of the Uzair Jan Baloch gang could be responsible for the attack.
Moreover, a traffic police constable had been gunned down near the Saturday Bazaar at Malir Halt near Model Colony.
Javed Iqbal, 38, was shot in the chest by two men riding a motorcycle.
He was rushed to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where doctors pronounced him dead. DSP Baqar Rind said Iqbal was posted at the Model Colony traffic section.
Doctor gunned down
In Federal B Area, yet another doctor fell prey to target killers. Gulberg SHO Athar Malik said Dr Muhammad Farooq, 55, s/o Saeed-ur-Rehman was heading home from his clinic in FB Area’s Block 12 when two men on a motorcycle opened fire at his vehicle near Bombay Bakery.
Dr Farooq was shot multiple times and, though he was immediately taken to Mamji Hospital near Water Pump Chowrangi, his wounds proved fatal. “He was a resident of Block 13 and was almost home when the attack took place,” said SHO Malik, adding that the murder could be an extortion-related hit or part of the ongoing target killings of Karachi’s health professionals.
So far this year, four doctors have already been gunned down in the city, following the murders of 17 doctors last year.
Leaders of various health associations including the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) condemned Dr Farooq’s murder and announced plans for protests over the coming week.
MQM condemns killings
MQM chief Altaf Hussain strongly condemned the murders of Dr Muhammad Farooq and police officers Ghafoor and Farooq. In a statement issued from London, he prayed for the departed souls and their families, while also demanding the immediate arrests of their killers. He advised citizens to be ever more vigilant and take measures for their own protection.
Religious activist killed
In Nazimabad, an activist of a religious party was shot dead near the railway crossing located opposite New Golden Bakery.
Police said Rehan Atiq, 45, was shot multiple times at close range by two men on a motorcycle. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
Officials said Rehan was associated with Dawat-e-Islami and suspected that his murder was part of ongoing sectarian violence in the city.
Injured child dies
A 10-year-old boy named Hanif, who was injured in crossfire in Gulshan-e-Buner on Saturday, passed away during treatment at a hospital. SHO Quaidabad Amanullah Marwat said the boy, along with two men identified as Khan Gul Haq and Zaley Khan Mehsud, had been injured in a shootout among two armed groups.
Police have registered a case against unknown culprits on the complaint of Hanif’s father, Abdus Sattar.