Four dead, 25 inujred as violence revisits Lyari

KARACHI: At least four people were killed and 25 others injured in gun and rocket attacks as violence revisited Lyari, Geo News reported Tuesday.

Intense firing and rocket attacks that started Monday continued through the night in different parts of the restive neighborhood.

Rescue sources said three people were killed and 25 others injured in the fresh violence. Hospital sources said that 10 women were also among the injured.

Two bodies were found in Usmanabad and Kalakot areas in the wee hours of Tuesday.

According to reports, 14 people were injured in rocket attacks in Kalri and Eidoo Lane areas while five other sustained injuries elsewhere. The injured were taken to Lyarni General Hospital for treatment.

Bihar Colony, Agra Taj, Rahimpura, Hangurabad, Alfalah Aath Chown and other areas were affected due to exchange of firing between two groups.

Areas adjacent to Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) were also affected due to intense firing. Identities of the injured were yet to be ascertained.

A large number of people came out of their houses and gathered at the Aath Chowk, staging a protest demonstration against the unrest.

Sania Naz, a Sindh Assembly member, claimed that three men belonging to Lyari were kidnapped near the (CHK).

Provincial authorities and law enforcement agencies were nowhere to be seen despite Lyari reverberated with gunfire and rocket explosions like a battle field thorough the night.