Four more killed, death toll climbs to 17 in Khi violence

KARACHI: The death toll in the latest wave of violence in the city has climbed to 17 with four more killings on the night between Friday and Saturday, Geo News reported.

In the latest incidents of firing in Sohrab Goath, New Karachi, Baldia town and Gulshan-e-Memar four people were killed. Five others were injured.

According to reports, after four days of peace, violence returned to the streets of the metropolis when firing erupted between two groups in Malir and Landhi which led to the killing of 13 people.

Rangers were deployed to Malir to maintain law and order after which the situation in the area improved.

The killings created new tensions in the city and sharply increased the political temperature. Observers described the incident as an ominous development and warned that more such incidents in other areas of the city could lead to loss of lives on a large scale.

According to police, firing started in Malir on Friday morning and continued for several hours. The firing took place in Naad Ali, Jinnah Square, Khokhrapar, KDA Office, Dak Khana, Liaquat Market, Umar Yasir Soceity, Jafar Tayyar Society and other areas of Malir.

Ten dead bodies and 16 injured were taken to Jinnah Hospital, two dead bodies were shifted to Sindh Government Hospital Malir and one was brought to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

In Mohammed Nagar an area located in Landhi 89, firing began Friday morning and one person was killed while two were injured. In the afternoon firing once again started in Landhi and as a result one person was killed while two were injured. According to reports a hand grenade explosion also took place in this area.