Karachi has been witnessing a surge in high-profile 'target killings' and it has now emerged as a formidable challenge for the police and the Counter Terrorism Department (CPD), reported The Express Tribune.
AIG SSOC SAS Nagar Ashwani Kapur said "They have received intel-based inputs that some members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang are making threatening calls to extort businessmen and influential persons of Punjab and adjoining states, and are also planning to execute target killing in the area."
State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) of Punjab Police arrested a Spain-based Indian National Harjeet Singh from Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi in connection with terror financing and involvement in planning to execute target killings in the state.
Special Court Kulgam designated under NIA Act issued proclamation orders under section 82 CrPC against five active terrorists involved in various terror crimes and target killing cases including the killing of a lady teacher Rajni Bala and Bank Manager Vijay Kumar in district Kulgam, last ye
Several people from the Shia community staged protests in Alamgari Bazar, Zadibal area of Srinagar expressing anger against the targeted killings of the Shia community in Pakistan. "Pakistani government is behind the attacks. Today we have gathered to show that we stand strong with the Shia
"On 18 April 2023, Tuesday at 2 pm, there is a protest against missing persons and target killing in Khar Bazar Main Chowk, Bajaur. Looking forward to everyone's participation," Pashteen tweeted.
A Christian man was shot dead in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Saturday, in what officials say is the second incident of target killing of minorities in the last 24 hours, reported The Khorasan Diary.
In another incident of target killing, a 40-year-old man was shot dead by terrorists in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. The deceased has been identified as Sanjay Sharma, who worked as a security guard.
On being asked about the protest staged by BJP against the killing of their party workers in Bastar and use of term targeting killing, the Chief Minister said "These people are conspirator and use new terminology that's why I said that if you think it is targeted killing (which we are consid
The Delhi Police have identified the family of the rag-picker who was killed by two terror suspects, Naushad and Jagjit after they found that he was a Hindu, officials said.