Four including TTP commander killed in Karachi

KARACHI: Four people including a commander of the banned outfit Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in separate incidents of firing and violence in the metropolis.

A firing incident took place near Murtaza Chowrangi located in Landhi in which two people were killed while four other sustained injuries. The deceased are identified as Yousuf and Abdus Samad.

In Manghopir, an alleged regional vice commander Sher Alam alias Shera of the banned TTP was also killed in a firing incident. The accused was wanted in dozens of cases including murders. However, heirs of Sher Alam claimed that he was a tailor man.

In another incident, a man was gunned down on Nishtar road.

At least ten people were killed in various incidents of firing and violence in the city on Saturday.