2 security guards shot dead in Pak

Two security guards were today shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-borne men outside a government office in Pakistan's Sindh province, police said.

The guards, affiliated with a private company, were shot at multiple times while on duty outside the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) office in Gulistan-e-Jauhar here.

"The two security guards who belonged to a private company were posted at the FBR offices for the last 15 years," Sindh Home Minister, Anwar Sayal said.

Karachi has witnessed a rise in crimes in August with a number of bank robberies being carried out in different parts of the city.