About 20,000 security personnel were deployed to patrol the streets, check vehicles and guard courthouses, schools and markets in Karachi, City Police chief Niaz Siddiqui told the AP news agency. Police had arrested three armed men in connection with the unrest, he said.
Death toll: A victim of WednesdayÂ’s violence in Karachi died in hospital on Thursday, increasing the death toll to 10.
Advocate Shehryar died of haemorrhaging during treatment at Civil Hospital, Police surgeon Dr Bashir Sheikh said. He said 29 people injured in the unrest were being treated in hospitals. The city remained peaceful on Thursday and police registered three separate cases regarding the Tahir Plaza arson and the clash between lawyers at the city courts. |
