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57 killed in violence, target killing in Pakistan's Karachi in May

Xinhua, June 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least 57 people were gunned down in separate incidents of violence and target killings in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi during the month of May, local Urdu media reported Wednesday.

Express News said that the victims include four policemen, three traffic police officers, an army man, a social worker and eight women in various areas of Karachi, the capital city of the country's south Sindh province.

In the first 10 days of May, 12 people were killed and seven others injured in separate incidents of firing.

An estimated 20 people including a school teacher were killed in separate firing incident between May 10 to May 20, added the report.

The last 10 days of the month are the most violent times of the month as it saw 25 killings in separate firing incidents.

No group or person claimed responsibility for any of the attacks.

Police arrested a few people from various parts of the city and the investigation process is still going on.

Police and other law enforcement agencies are also conducting targeted operations since September 2013 in various areas of the city to curb militancy and extortion.

A rapid response forces has also been formed in the city for arresting extortionists.

The ongoing operation that started on the directives of the federal government has brought mixed results, as the police and paramilitary troops have arrested thousands of militants and killed hundreds of them in encounters, yet extortion mafia is still active in the city and no let-up is seen in target killings so far. Endit