KARACHI: The city shut down early Thursday morning, shortly after new channels aired former Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza’s statements against MQM.
According to sources, the death toll has risen to five, including two near Sher Shah, one each in Baldia and Malir and earlier a woman in Hussainabad, while over a dozen people have been reported injured.
The Landhi police station was reportedly attacked by a hand grenade. No loss of life was reported.
Meanwhile incidents of arson and firing continued across the city with a mini bus, two lorries and 12 cars were torched in different parts of the city.
According to reports, in Hyderabad a person was shot down and five were injured.
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has taken notice of the violence in Karachi and Hyderabad and ordered DG Ranger’s and IG Sindh to control the deteriorating situation in both cities, after which Rangers and police were directed to take stern action against miscreants.
Meanwhile nearly one dozen suspects including five in Liaquatbad were detained.
Emergency has been declared in city hospitals.
Earlier armed men on motorcycles and in cars opened indiscriminate firing across the city forcing the city to shut down.
One woman had reportedly been killed in a firing incident near Hasan Square while nearly half a dozen others were injured in different parts of the city.
The most affected areas included Malir, Shah Faisal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Liaquatabad, New Karachi, Gulshan, Hasan Square, Federal ‘B’ Area, Sohrab Goth, Saddar, Kharadar, Lines Area, Ranchore Line and others.
Petrol and CNG pumps, shops and all commercial activities had come to a standstill.
Residents staged protests in different parts of the city, chanting slogans against Mirza and burning his effigy. Law enforcement agencies had yet to take any action despite being on high alert.
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