KARACHI: Three people were killed and seven were wounded as tension continued to grip Karachi on Wednesday.
Angry people set tires on fire and staged protests in different parts of the metropolis. According to reports, a passenger bus was torched in Lee Market.
A new wave of terror struck the city on Tuesday when unknown gunmen opened fire on Awami Tehrik’s rally, triggering violence that claimed a dozen lives.
A Steel Mill worker, identified as Aziz ur Rehman, was shot and killed in a bus near Quaidabad flyover. One injured man succumbed to hid wounds at Civil Hospital. He was injured on Tuesday.
Seven people, including two women, were wounded in firing incidents. Aerial firing spread panic in Lyari, Garden, Usmanabad, Safora Goth, Gulshan-e-Hadid and Muwach Goth.
Meanwhile, a four-member committee was constituted during a session of the federal cabinet.
Presided by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, the committee includes federal ministers Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Khursheed Shah, Maula Bux Chandio and Naveed Qamar. The session took place at the Parliament House in Islamabad, presided over by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.
On the call of Awami Tehreek, Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) and different nationalist parties, a complete strike is being observed across interior Sindh.
A bus was set alight by unknown men in Sukkur near Old Bus Stand area while a truck was set on fire in Dadu, carrying grocery items. Sindh Progressive Nationalist Alliance and Awami Tehreek took out protest rallies in Sukkur and staged demonstrations.
Transport remained suspended in Sukkur, Larkana, Shikarpur, Khairpur, Deherki, Shahdadkot, Kandhkot, Ghotki, Kashmore, Noshero Feroz and other cities in the interior Sindh, while petrol pumps were also closed down.
Unknown assailants resorted to aerial firing and hurled grenades in different areas of Qambar Shahdatkot, however, no injuries or casualties were reported. online
