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| 11 die in election violence in Khairpur District |
| 2015-11-01 |
| KARACHI: As many as 11 people were killed and over 15 injured in a deadly shootout between rival political groups during polling in a union council of Gambat Tehsil, Khairpur District, on Saturday. According to police, two groups of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and PML-Functional supporters fired at each other, killing 11 people and seriously injuring several others. The incident occurred at a polling booth in village Waryo Wahan, UC Daraza Sharif, near Ranipur, Khairpur District, to which Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah belongs. He had cast his vote in the Khairpur city. There was panic after the shooting, which continued for hours. Heavy contingents of police and Rangers were called in and they cordoned off the area. Separately, at least three people were killed and two others wounded in a clash between two rival groups in Sargodha District. The clash occurred in Shahpur Tehsil. According to reports, two rival groups exchanged fire at a polling station, resulting in the death of three people. A worker was killed while three others injured when gunmen opened fire near the dera of Rana Sanaullah on Dijkot Road in Faisalabad District. |
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