More killings as gang violence esclated in Karachi
Friday, 19 August, 2011 04:52:47 PM
Police say four more bodies have been found in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi, bringing the death toll in three days of suspected gang-related violence to 52.
Many of the victims were tortured, shot and stuffed in sacks dumped on streets.
A former federal lawmaker was among the people killed in clashes Wednesday, police said. Several gunmen opened fire on Wajid Karimdad on Wednesday night shortly after he entered a restaurant for Iftar.
Police suspect the gunmen targeted Karimdad, a member of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party.
Police chief Saud Mirza says the new bodies were discovered this morning. Seventeen people were killed Wednesday, and 31 Tuesday.
The gangs are allegedly affiliated with the city's main political parties and have been blamed for a surge in killings in recent months in the city of some 18 million people.
Although Karachi has a long history of political, ethnic and sectarian violence, the recent wave is high by historical standards.
More than 300 people were killed in July alone.
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