Re: Lyari operation in Karachi
Nawaz Sharif’s and Zulfiqar Mirza’s “innocent” criminals:
Six killed as Lyari gangsters resort to extortion spree - thenews.com.pk
At least six people, including two members of a Lyari gang war group, were killed in a violent clash that erupted in the Kalri area late on Monday night and continued till Tuesday morning. No arrests were made.According to police sources, some members of a Lyari gang war group (Baba Ladla), including Ali alias Alooq Gawaderi, entered the Kalri area late on Monday night to extort money from residents. When they came to a Paan shop on Shah Waliullah Road in Juna Kalri, the shop owner, who is also a member of the Kuchhi Rabita Committee, started shouting for help. His supporters soon came to him to resolve the matter, but in the meantime the gangsters opened indiscriminate fire, triggering a gun battle.During the crossfire, some passers-by suffered injuries and were taken to the Civil Hospital and the Lyari General Hospital.In the meanwhile, more members from the gangster group entered the area and the clash took a violent turn, during which Abdul Rehman Hingoro suffered serious injuries while parking his vehicle at a nearby place. He, however, died on his way to hospital. The deceased was a producer at a private TV channel and resident of Hingorabad, Kalri.The gangsters also kidnapped Illahi Bux, the owner of a medical store on Shahwaliullah Road, later tortured him to death and dumped his body near the Kalri Cinema. The deceased was a resident of Nayabad, Kalri.
Sher Shah massacre:
Extortion rackets squeezing the trigger in target killings – The Express Tribune
KARACHI: After relying solely on conjecture and vague theories of ethno-political warring, the Shershah scrap market incident has provided pivotal insight into the phenomenon of target killings, which have claimed a staggering 1,043 lives from January to September this year. This number does not include the 80-odd deaths in October.
Background interviews with police and market officials by The Express Tribune suggest that the incident, in which a dozen gunmen launched a brazen attack that claimed the lives of 13 innocent men, took place after failed ‘negotiations’ between an extortion group and the Shershah market association.
The negotiations, which took place between a gang that reigns supreme in neighbouring Lyari and the market association’s president, were over the imposition of new extortion rates — which were rejected by the association that was reportedly already frustrated after paying enough to other quarters ruling over neighbouring Baldia.
The meeting ended, somewhat expectedly, with the gang issuing dire threats to the market association’s president. On Tuesday evening, a brazen attack was launched in the market, in which 13 people were killed.
Contrary to some reports, the killings were up close and specific — and not random. More tellingly, of the 13 victims, five were from one family — the family of the secretary-general of the same Shershah market association that had rejected demands for a new extortion regime in one of the biggest scrap markets in the region, with about 8,000 shops.
The secretary-general lost his brother-in-law, two nephews and two grandsons in what was initially called ‘random firing’ by a dozen or so attackers. The FIR lodged on Thursday nominates Lyari gang members led by Baba Ladla, who run their own crippling extortion racket in Lyari, further giving credence to this report.
*Published in The Express Tribune, October 23[SUP]rd[/SUP], 2010.
*Murder sparks protests against Lyari extortionists - thenews.com.pkMurder sparks protests against Lyari extortionistsA violent clash erupted between two groups in a Lyari neighbourhood late on Friday night, leaving a Kuchhi Rabita Committee (KRC) member dead and several others injured.Following the incident, angry KRC activists protested on several major thoroughfares of the city as well as in front of the Chief Minister House on Saturday morning, demanding action against the criminal elements.
According to police and residents, Lyari gangsters had taken over the Nayabad area a few weeks back and started kidnapping children passing through Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Road for ransom.The gangsters also extorted money from traders and committed street crime in the area. This situation compelled the Kuchhi community to erect barriers in the inner lanes of their area. However, this development infuriated the gangsters, who launched attacks on them and the KRC office late on Friday night.
Karachi: 3 alleged members of banned People
KARACHI: At least three alleged members of the **banned ****People’s Amn Committee(PAC) were arrested on Sunday. They were identified as Bilal, RahimaliasRahimDada and Naeem. They were apprehended along with **threepistols during a targeted operation in **Khadda Market within the remit of Baghdadi policestation. **Policeofficials said that the **arrested ****suspects **belonged to the PAC, and Bilal, one of the culprits, is the nephew of Lyari’s notorious **gangster ****Taj ****Mohammad ****alias **Taju. Police sources further said that the **culprits **were wanted to police in several cases of murder, attempt to murder, narcotics, **kidnapping ****for **ransom and extortion.