Violence in Karachi continues; 24 more dead

Sindh Minister for Home Affairs, Manzoor Hussain Wasan initiated a peace mission for Karachi. - File Photo

KARACHI: At least 24 people were killed on Monday as incidents of violence continued through out the city, DawnNews reported.
Unidentified men also set fire to a number of motorcycles parked outside a factory in Gulshan-e-mamar area.
Violence today started when unidentified men opened fire on a tea shop in Guilistan-e-Jauhar which killed one and left two others injured.
Police found two dead bodies from the Pak Colony. Two people were also shot dead in the Baldia town.
Sindh Minister for Home Affairs, Manzoor Hussain Wasan in his mission fore peace in the city visited the headquarters of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Azizabad.
He met with members of the MQM Rabita Committee, Convener, Dr. Farooq Sattar and other members of the body including Syed Mustafa Kamal, Dr. Sagheer Ahmed, Wasey Jaleel and Raza Haroon, said a statement issued by MQM.
Wassan lauded MQM’s role in maintaining peace in the metropolis.
MQM Chief Altaf Hussain also talked to Manzoor Wasan via telephone and welcomed him as well as assured him full cooperation on behalf of his party to maintain peace in the city.
During the meeting, fateha was also offered for the victims of violent incidents in the city.
Incidents of violence have increased in Karachi over the period as more than 300 people were killed in July alone.