{"id":38080,"date":"2023-12-21T12:11:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T12:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/trader-shot-dead-in-targeted-attack-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T12:11:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T12:11:03","slug":"trader-shot-dead-in-targeted-attack-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/trader-shot-dead-in-targeted-attack-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"Trader shot dead in \u2018targeted attack\u2019 &#8211; Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A trader was shot dead in a suspected targeted in Old City Area\u2019s Timber Market, Karachi on Wednesday police said.In a statement, the police said that unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire on Shehzad Jafarani, a resident of Bahadurabad, killing him on the spot.\u201cThe unidentified assailants parked their motorcycle outside trader\u2019s shop in Timber Market [within the limits of Napier Police Station] and fire shots from a pistol,\u201d the police said, suggesting it a \u2018targeted attack\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The police said they had obtained information from the Timber Market president and other shopkeepers and launched a probe into the incident.Meanwhile, the police they hadn\u2019t received any complaint regarding extortion, adding that the trader wasn\u2019t associated with any political party.The police have shifted the body to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College (JMPC) for medico-legal formalities.Earlier in the day, a citizen was shot dead by unidentified armed individuals in an apparent targeted attack at Karachi\u2019s NIPA Chowrangi.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased identified as Abdul Hameed was heading towards Shahrae Faisal when two unidentified armed individuals on the bike targeted him, opened fire, and fled from the scene.The police officials identified the deceased individual through a digital device and claimed that the victim was 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