Seven killed, 30 hurt in Karachi firing incidents

KARACHI: At least seven people were killed and 30 hurt as violence erupted in several parts of the city following firing on Awami Tehreek's Mohabbat Sindh rally, Geo News reported.

Unknown armed men opened firing on the rally when it reached old city area. Hospital sources have confirmed receiving seven dead bodies and many injured.

A reporter and a cameraman of a private news channel were among the injured. Several shops and vehicles have also been set ablaze by the miscreants.

All the roads towards Sindh Governor House and Chief Minister House have been closed with containers at the Shaheen Complex since noon ahead of the Mohabbat Sindh rally.



The Awami Tehreek (AT) and the People’s Amn Committee (PAC) have decided to bring out a rally from Cheel Chowk, Lyari, on Tuesday and to gather outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC), where the participants were to be addressed by President AT Ayaz Latif Palijo and Chairman PAC Uzair Jan Baloch.