KARACHI – A fresh wave of violence gripped Pakistan’s commercial hub of Karachi yesterday, with officials saying at least 39 people had been killed over two days in gang wars and political disputes, some after being tortured.
Fighting erupted on Wednesday in and around the old district of Lyari, long a focus of battles between rival gangs and a stronghold of President Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan People's Party.
It then spread to nearby parts of Karachi's west side, although shops remained open in other areas and public transport was running. – (Reuters)