{"id":7341,"date":"2026-07-31T22:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T22:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=7341"},"modified":"2026-07-31T22:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T22:38:05","slug":"dhurandhar-gangsters-brother-shot-in-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=7341","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dhurandhar\u2019 gangster\u2019s brother shot in Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132778928,imgsize-978012,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/uzair-baloch.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Dhurandhar\u2019 gangster\u2019s brother shot in Karachi\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zubair Baloch \u2014 the brother of jailed Pakistan gangster Uzair Baloch, whose ruthless ascent was dramatised in the movie \u2018Dhurandhar\u2019 \u2014 is learned to be critically wounded following a targeted drive-by shooting in Karachi\u2019s Lyari neighbourhood on Thursday evening, reports .<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The 40-year-old was sitting outside his Singu Lane home when two masked assailants on a motorcycle opened fire, striking him in the chest and abdomen.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Zubair was rushed to Civil Hospital Karachi for emergency surgery. Two bystanders were also injured in the crossfire, with one reported to be in serious condition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Personal enmity or gang war? Probe on into hit on Zubair Baloch <\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>According to Pakistan police, the attackers fled after a nearby shopkeeper returned fire. CCTV footage from the spot, which surfaced on Telegram channels, showed chaos on the street as the gunmen escaped.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Police told the local press they were probing angles of personal enmity and the potential resurgence of long-standing gang wars.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Zubair, arrested in multiple criminal cases in 2012, was released from prison last year, while his brother Uzair remains in jail serving a 12-year sentence handed down by a military court.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Uzair and several accomplices were indicted for a 2012 armed attack on law enforcement officers under Kalakot police station\u2019s jurisdiction. In April 2020, Uzair Baloch received a 12-year prison sentence for espionage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>For decades, the historic Karachi neighbourhood of Lyari served as the epicentre of a gang war and a hub of organised crime. The turmoil traces back to early turf battles over drug trade routes and extortion rackets, which eventually expanded into a high-stakes proxy war involving major political factions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Notorious figures such as Sardar Abdul Rehman Baloch aka Rehman Dakait and his fierce rival Arshad Pappu turned narrow alleyways into battlegrounds, leveraging strategic political patronage through outfits like Peoples\u2019 Aman Committee to insulate their syndicates from police oversight. Following Rehman Dakait\u2019s death in a 2009 police encounter, his cousin Uzair Baloch stepped in to control the dominant faction.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/pakistan\/dhurandhar-gangsters-brother-shot-in-karachi\/articleshow\/132778922.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zubair Baloch \u2014 the brother of jailed Pakistan gangster Uzair Baloch, whose ruthless ascent was dramatised in the movie \u2018Dhurandhar\u2019 \u2014 is learned to be critically wounded following a targeted drive-by shooting in Karachi\u2019s Lyari neighbourhood on Thursday evening, reports .The 40-year-old was sitting outside his Singu Lane home when two masked assailants on a 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