According to police, the deceased identified as 65-year-old Amanullah Afridi was a resident of Baldia Town and a former UC chairman. He was also a candidate in the recent local government elections from UC-5, Abidabad.
The police said that Amanullah Afridi was targeted near Baldia No.7 when he was coming out of the mosque after offering Fajr prayer.
The police and a crime scene unit had also been called in to investigate the matter. The authorities are currently investigating the incident, and no arrests have been made so far.
Pregnant woman shot dead in Karachi
Earlier in a similar distressing incident reported from Karachi, a man was shot dead by some unidentified individuals in the North Nazimabad area
As per the police officials, the diseased person was identified as Fazal Zaman, while a letter from the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) was found in the car of the victim, seeking permission for commercial shops, leading authorities to believe that the person might be in the real estate business.
SSP Zeeshan Shafiq stated that documents recovered from the victim suggest the incident might be linked to personal enmity.
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