KARACHI: At least 18 people have been killed in various incidents of firing during the past two days in Karachi.
At the city’s Banaras chowk, unknown gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus killing six people and wounding one other.
Earlier, in Karachi’s Liaquatabad area, Wali Khan Babar, a reporter associated with Geo News, was shot dead by unknown assailants.
In a separate incident of firing in Liquatabad, one person was gunned down.
Meanwhile, one person was shot dead in the city’s Korangi area.
Moreover, one person wounded during firing in Karachi’s Lyari area succumbed to his injuries at the Civil Hospital.
In another incident of firing, Awami National Party (ANP) leader Bashir Khan was gunned down near Hasan Square.
Two bodies were also recovered from separate parts of the city. Both victims had been shot dead.