Karachi violence: death toll reaches 13

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At least 13 people were killed and over a dozen others injured in separate gun attacks in Karachi here on Monday.

Out of 13, six were killed in Orangi town alone, while seven others people, including a policeman, were shot and killed in other areas of the city. The gunshots were heard all the day in Orangi while armed people targeted citizens in Aligarh.

In a separate attack, an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Shafiq Ahmed Ajmeri, and three others, Adil, Akbar and Abdul Ghaffar, were injured.

After the killing, rival groups exchanged fire in Qasba Colony, Bokhari Colony, Baloch Mohallah, Shahzad Morr, Iqbal Bazar, Katti Pahari and Banaras.

The new series of firing left two people killed. According to reports, police and rangers were facing problems in entering troubled areas. In Kemari, police constable, Malik Fayaz, and two others men were shot to death.