Karachi: Increased sectarian strife before Moharram, an Islamic month, has raised concerns for the law enforcing authorities in Karachi, a metropolitan of Pakistan. At least nine people have been killed and eight others injured in the continued wave of the violence in the city on Tuesday.
According to sources, the latest incident was reported in Liaquatabad area of the city, where unidentified men opened fire on a mob, killing three people and injuring four people including two Rangers officials.
The incident created chaos in the area with enraged people setting ablaze two cars and trucks. Aerial firing was also reported in the area after the killings.
In other incident, two people were gunned down in Kalri area of Lyari while an incident of firing was also reported in Bahadurabad area of the city, where unidentified armed motorcyclists opened fire on a shop, killing one person at the spot.
Meanwhile, one person was shot dead near Landhi hospital of the metropolitan while the other was killed in Korangi No 5 area.
A body was also recovered from a garbage spot near Gillani mosque in Garden.
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