Karachi:The vice-principal of the Jinnah Medical and Dental College’s student affairs wing was shot and critically injured on Shaheed-e-Millat Road, police said Thursday.
Police identified the victim as American national Dr Debra Lobo, and said she was attacked by four unidentified gunmen as she left the college premises on Shaheed-e-Millat Road.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment, where doctors are trying to save her life.
Earlier today, Preedy Police Station’s Station House Officer (SHO) was gunned down in Akhtar Colony.
SHO Aijaz Khawaja was in his car when he was severely injured after gunmen fired at him. He was rushed to Jinnah hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Rampant violence has terrorised Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city and economic heartbeat, in recent years, but a recent security crackdown seems to have brought a lull in the bloodshed.
Kidnappings for ransom, sectarian attacks and gang warfare have spiralled since 2008, terrifying the city’s 18 million inhabitants and prompting tens of thousands of businessmen to flee to the safety of Punjab province.
The city claimed a grisly record in 2014 as 2,029 people were murdered on its streets, according to the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).
