Police say shootings in Pakistan's largest city have killed eight people and wounded 18.
It is the latest round of violence in Karachi, where more than 100 people have died in the past month in killings believed sparked by political feuds.
Karachi is a port city of 18 million that routinely witnesses more than 1,000 violent deaths a year. It is Pakistan's commercial heart, and the chaos here threatens to distract the government from its fight against Islamist militants.
Much of the recent violence in Karachi follows the decision by the city's most powerful party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, to quit the federal ruling coalition. Police official Saud Mirza says authorities are probing if political tensions fueled Friday's killings, too. AP
