KARACHI: Six people within a short span of time were gunned down by some unknown men in two incidents which took place on Friday.

In the first incident Mufti Usman Yar, the secretary general of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Samiul Haq Group, were shot dead by some unknown men who opened fire on Sharah-e-Faisal. All the four men in the car were targeted by some unknown men who violently opened fire from both sides of the car.

According to the hospital sources; all the victims had wounds on their chests.

In another incident, some unknown men opened fire on the car of private TV News channel. They were attacked in the area of Nazimabad.

According to the witnesses, some face covered men opened fire on the car when it was parked near Matric Board office.

The rescue teams rushed the injured to the hospital, but the driver, technician and the security guard could not survive from the injuries they sustained.

According to SSP Central, Amir Farooqi, two biker gunmen armed with silencer-fitted .32 calibre pistols gunned the private TV channel's employees down.

As many as 13 of the total 18 spent shell casings of .32 calibre slugs were collected from inside the DSNG, which shows the attackers may have shot the victims at a point-blank range.

Further investigation has been started in regard to this case and the statement of the camera man.