A police officer was Monday martyred in firing by unidentified suspects in Karachi, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

According to police, the incident took place near the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam.

The martyred police officer was identified as 50-year-old Iqbal.

His body was handed over to his family.

Woman among two dead in firing incidents

Two persons including a woman died in different incidents of firing in Karachi on Sunday night, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

A burnt body of a woman was found in a garbage dump in Orangi Town No 12.

Meanwhile, the police and Rangers in a joint operation arrested Ghulam Abbas from Mehmood Abad, Azam Town.

The operation was carried out on a tip-off.

The accused had been involved in several incidents of robbery and street crime.

Reporter Shahzaib Hussain