KARACHI: In a targeted attack three policemen were shot dead in PIB Colony. According to sources, the cops who were on security duty were targeted by notorious Ahmed Ali Magsi and his accomplices.
After the attack, the ring leader and his gang have vowed to continue such attacks to frighten the public into giving 'bhatta' (extortion), sources have told this scribe. It is pertinent to mention that Ahmed Ali Magsi besides being a notorious extortionist was also recently nominated in the FIR for the killings of two brothers Mansoor Mukhtar and Maqsood Mukhtar - both affiliated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
However, the reports said that Ahmed Ali Magsi and his armed gangsters ambushed a police mobile of Ferozeabad Police Station which was on security duty at the Mina Bazaar in PIB Colony Police jurisdiction. The SHO Shahrukh of PIB Colony Police Station said three policemen Ghani Buksh, Munir and Ramzan were shot and killed from point blank range. The policemen had come from Ferozebad Police Station on special duty.
Well placed sources have disclosed to this scribe that Ahmed Ali Magsi and his group are behind these killings. They also said this gang was involved in the killings of two brothers, Mansoor and Mukhtar, in PIB Colony recently. The group of Magsi is feared for its brutality and have committed several crimes including extortion especially in PIB Colony.
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