KARACHI: A 19-year-old girl was found shot dead in the North Nazimabad area on Thursday, police said.

They added that the body of the burqaclad girl was recovered from a narrow street near the Board of IntermediateEducation Karachi. She sustained multiple bullet wounds, the Shahrah-iNoorjehan police said, adding that it was suspected that she was killed in the name of `honour`.

The investigators collected three spent bullet casings fired from a 30-bore pistol.

The body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Later, she was identified as Hajira, a resident of the same locality.

`Initial probe revealed that it appeared to be a case of honour killing,` said Karachi Central SSP Irfan Ali Baloch.

SSP Baloch said the deceased was a resi-dent of Umer Farooq Colony. She had married a year ago against the wishes of her family, he said.

Two suspected extortionists shot dead Two suspected extortionists were shot dead in an `encounter` in Orangi Town in the early hours of Thursday, police said.

The extortionists, who were later identified as Ejaz Pervez and Mehmood Ali, were leaving after receiving Rs10,000 extortion money from a doctor when they were challenged by a team of Iqbal Market policeofficials. In an ensuing encounter, the police 1(illed both the extortionists and recovered two TT pistols with bullets, the money and a mobile phone, according to the officials.

Earlier on Tuesday, Dr Irfan lodged an FIR (226/17) at the Iqbal Market police station under Sections 385, 386 and 34 of Pakistan Penal Code and Section 7 of the ATA against unidentified suspects. The following day the complainant approached the police to disclose that the extortionists had called him and agreed to receive Rs10,000 at Mai Hawwa Goth.