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 KARACHI: The city of the lights, Karachi, is deeply deluged in grief after 41 new target killings in the last 24 hours. A fresh killing spree continues in the metropolis; law enforcement agencies seem to be totally helpless to curb this menace constantly hanging over the head of every resident of the city. More than 70 people have been killed since Saturday when violence erupted ahead of a by-election to replace a provincial lawmaker murdered in August, raising fears of instability in the country's commercial capital. Early Wednesday morning, a bag packed with the dead body of a 30-year-old was recovered from Azizabad. Last night, two persons were shot dead near Malir Canal, while another person was killed on Abul Hassan Isphani Road. More than a dozen terrorists entered a second-hand tools and parts market in Shershah Tuesday evening, and opened fire point blank on shopkeepers. Consequently, 13 persons died and many others sustained injuries. Yesterday, Hamid Sarbazi was shot dead in Mominabad, Haryana Colony and Abdullah was targeted with bullets in Landhi. The bodies of Abid and Salim were recovered from Risala with their hands and legs tied. Nawaz Zikri was killed in Ranchor Line and an unknown person was killed in Malir. The other killings incidents took place in Garden, M.A. Jinnah Road, Gulistan-e-Johar, Shahra-e-Noor Jahan, North Nazimabad, Pak Colony and Moosa Colony. Unknown miscreants also torched a laundromat in Garden |