Saturday, April 5, 2025

Death toll hits 100 in Karachi

Date:

Share post:

Karachi: Hundreds of people stranded by five days of violence in this Pakistani port city were on Saturday rescued by paramilitary forces as continued ethnic clashes claimed 100 lives.

Thousands of people have been stuck in the violence- hit areas of the city unable to move out as groups of heavily-armed people traded fire rockets at each other, paralysing the country’s financial capital.

“We are moving the families to safe places and the exercise continues. Rangers troops helped mainly people in Qasba Colony and adjoining areas,” a paramilitary Rangers spokesman said. Five more people were killed in the overnight incident of firing, taking the death toll to 100, police sources said.

On Friday, 30 people were killed on the fourth day of violence. Several stranded people told that they could not eat for four days as all roads had been closed and they could not go out because of continued firing. (PTI)

Related articles

Group exhorts govt to address key hurdles in state’s education sector

SHILLONG, April 4: The Meghalaya Schools Welfare Development Association (MSWDA-CB) has submitted a series of urgent proposals to...

Aadhaar seeding failure causes delay in release of scholarships

SHILLONG, April 4: Authorities have confirmed that payments under the Umbrella Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST...

M’laya govt exerts itself as Centre’s deadline nears for Aadhaar seeding

SHILLONG, April 4: With the deadline fast approaching, the state government has launched a mission-mode project to achieve...

MPYC calls for action on teacher recruitment delay

SHILLONG/TURA, April 4: The Meghalaya Pradesh Youth Congress (MPYC) has strongly condemned the continued delay in the recruitment...