{"id":124510,"date":"2026-04-21T19:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=124510"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:20:49","slug":"young-doctor-shot-dead-near-karachis-mehran-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/124510\/","title":{"rendered":"Young doctor shot dead near Karachi\u2019s Mehran Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KARACHI(National Times)-  A young doctor died of multiple gunshot wounds in a suspected targeted attack near the city\u2019s Mehran Hotel late on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Syed Asad Raza told&nbsp;<em>Dawn<\/em>&nbsp;that Dr Sarang Memon was travelling in a rickshaw along with his wife, also a doctor at a private hospital, on Stadium Road. According to Raza, they were on their way to an apartment near the Karachi Press Club when suspects travelling in a car intercepted them at Dr Dawood Pota Road near Mehran Hotel. They fired multiple shots and fled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victim sustained four gunshot wounds and was taken to the nearby Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) at 11:30pm, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment 20 minutes later, said police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed. One bullet to the chest proved fatal, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DIG said the Crime Scene Unit had been called to collect evidence from the spot, and that CCTV footage was being collected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that during the initial probe, it was transpired that this was \u201cnot a robbery-related murder, apparently a personal enmity\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Artillery Maidan police registered a murder case against unknown suspects on the complaint of the victim\u2019s brother, Sarmad Husain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As per the contents of the FIR, the complainant said he was a teacher by profession in Badin. Quoting the victim\u2019s wife, the complainant said that the couple was on their way home in a rickshaw when suspects blocked their way, calling on the doctor to disembark. The suspects then opened fire and fled, the complainant said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victim was associated with a private hospital in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. Friends and relatives shared the tragedy of the late doctor\u2019s family on social media. The deceased originally hailed from Badin district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Dr Sarang\u2019s brothers, who was in his final MBBS year at the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), had drowned in the Indus river near Al-Manzar Jamshoro, while his other brother was gunned down in Badin district after the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, renowned urologist Dr Asif Malik was seriously&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1987453\">injured<\/a>&nbsp;after unidentified assailants opened fire at him in Peshawar\u2019s University Town area, hospital and police officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1984445\">dialysis technician<\/a>&nbsp;identified as Mohammad Arif Wazir was shot dead by unidentified assailants near in the Wana tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Lower South Waziristan district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In late February, Dr Mehwish Hasnain was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1975260\">shot dead<\/a>&nbsp;as she was going home after performing duty at a hospital in Kohat, leading to protests by her colleagues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI(National Times)- A young doctor died of multiple gunshot wounds in a suspected targeted attack near the city\u2019s Mehran Hotel late on Monday night, police said on Tuesday. 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