Unidentified armed men running amok in city resorted to aerial firing, causing tension that blanketed the entire city of Karachi.
The recent incident occurred in Lasbela area of the metropolis, where intense firing spawned panic around the area.
Earlier, the funeral prayers for Zainul Abidin, a worker of the Awami National Party (ANP) was offered at Football Ground, Patel Para. Later, he was buried in Khamosh Colony Cemetery amid sobs and sighs of grief.
On the occasion, the angry people took to intense firing. Numerous areas of the city were basking under massive tension on a mourning call by the ANP with shops and other commercial activities at a standstill.
At least 14 vehicles including a truck was set on fire in various areas including Sakhi Hasan, Qayyumabad, Qaidabad, Lasbela, Teen Hati, Nishtar Road and Patel Para.
Traffic was seen thin in many areas including Banaras, Orangi Town, Qasba Colony, Qaidabad, Sultanabad, HIjrat Colony, Metroville, Ittehad Town, Sohrab Goth and Shah Faisal Colony.
Meanwhile, commuters and citizens faced problems owing to the closure of petrol and CNG stations in most areas.
Firing incidents continued until the filing of this report.
Bodies with torture marks of two youths were found this morning from North Nazimabad area of Khalilabad.
Two men were killed in Orangi Town areas of Qazzafi Chowk and Farooq Colony.
A man, Samad s/o Noor Bashr, 40, was gunned down on Banaras bridge. Another man, Sadaqat, 40 was shot to death in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.
Body of a woman was found from Hawks Bay’s Musharraf Colony.
A firing incident injured Badshah Khan in Korangi-3 and Ayaz Khan in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.
Separately, three people were injured when gunmen opened fire at a hotel located in Metroville area.
