5 bodies recovered from bus; death toll at 21

At least five bodies were recovered from a mini-bus in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Wednesday, pushing the overall death toll during the last 24 hours of violence in the metropolis to 21. Orangi Town remained flashpoint as the worst affected area where 14 people lost their lives in various localities and Qasba Colony, where miscreants torched two houses and same number of vehicles.
According to reports reached here carrying firsthand knowledge, Orangi Town, Qasba Colony, Shershah, Baldia town and Kati Pahari remained echoing with sound of firing.Three people were gunned down in Qasba Colony and Kati Pahari areas while in another incident, a passenger bus came under intense firing near Bakra Piri area and as a result, three people died on the spot while five injured.The bus was loaded with passengers including children, women and elderly people. Injured were rushed to different hospitals for treatment of their wounds.
Earlier, in another incident of firing, four more people had been killed meanwhile, police made the traditional claims saying they would soon knock out the extremist elements from the city. On the other hand, Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has woken up to the violence in the city, ordering directives to IG Sindh and CCPO Karachi to take notice of the panic and lawlessness in metropolis. His directives include immediate arrest of extremists and miscreants as well as increase in police and rangers patrolling in and around sensitive areas.
Earlier in the day, two armed gangs encountered at Hussan Square locality whereby eyewitnesses said the outlaws exchanged heavy firing, resultantly, injuring three people, which triggered panic as angry mob pelted stones at busses and vehicles near Old Sabzi Mandi following the incident.Karachiites said police and rangers have failed ensuring peace and security to the people in the city. In the latest development, the pillion riding has been banned for an indefinite period in the city. Sindh Home Department issued the notification regarding the ban, which will be effective from 12am on Wednesday.The decision has been made keeping in view the rising incidents of crimes and violence in the city.