Lyari violence: Rescue driver killed by gunfire

KARACHI: A rescue driver and a woman were killed in separate instances of violence in Lyari, Karachi on Saturday, Express News reported. The driver was killed by gunfire but it is unclear whether he was specifically targeted or if he got caught in an exchange of gunfire. In a separate incident, a woman was killed in a rocket attack in the area. This is the second such incident in Lyari in less than two weeks. On January 22, police sources revealed that a woman and a child were killed in a rocket attack. Ambulance drivers have often been reluctant to step in to help victims as they fear being targeted themselves. Gang violence continues to plague the Karachi neighbourhood as the feud between rival gang leaders Uzair Baloch and Baba Ladla claimed more than a hundred lives last year alone. The sound of rockets and firing can be heard in various neighbourhoods of Lyari.