14 killed in violence, firing incidents in Karachi, Pakistan

At least 14 people were killed in several incidents of firing and
violence in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday.
The firing incidents started early in the morning when a political
activist was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the city, the attackers
fled after the attack and police could not find any clue about them
yet. Police said that the attack on theactivist seemed to be
politically motivated and they would arrest the culprits soon.
Later, eleven more people were killed in various incidents of firing
across ofthe city, meanwhile two bodies with eminent marks of violence
were found by the residents in the restive Layari area of the city.
Tension gripped the areas where killings took place and schools and
business activities were closed.
Earlier on Tuesday, 14 people including two political activists of the
Karachi's influential political party Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM)
and four members of a religious group were killedin the city. The
fresh wave of violence rose at the time when the relation between two
major political parties, the leading Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) and
its coalition partner MQM became tensed over the structure of local
body management system.
Local media reported that president Zardari, the co-Chairman of PPP
called MQM's leader Altaf Hussainon late Wednesday night and assured
to remove hisgrievances. The MQM's leader also appreciated the
president's move, and the situation thawed between the two political
parties.
Karachi remained under the menace of target killing on ethnic,
religious and political basis since the beginning of this year.
According to Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, an estimated 1,406
people have been killed in separate incidentsof target killing across
the city since the beginning of this year.

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