Different areas of the city witnessed aerial firing Saturday morning, triggering panic amidst closure of markets and petrol stations around the city.
The areas which were tense included Hyder Chowk, Latifabad, Station Road, Heerabad, Pakka Qila and Cloth Market.
Markets and petrol stations were closed and nearly all the roads were deserted. Some unknown people set tires ablaze on roads in Naya Pul and Risala Road and blocked the roads by erecting hurdles there