Summary The residents of Lyari ended their protest after assurance of solving their problems.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Tension and fear gripped Lyari after four people were killed and dozens others wounded in a renewed spate of violence on Friday.
Residents of Lyari took the dead bodies with them and staged a protest on Maripur Road.
Police, rangers and FC personnel riding armored vehicles reached Maripur in order to persuade protesters to end the protest.
Tension prevails on Maripur Road and adjacent localities for heavy presence of police and rangers.
Police also resorted to aerial firing to disperse the protesters while the angry protesters pelted stones on the police and rangers. A man died while nine others injured in fires shot by the police.
The protesters also set a KESC vehicle on fire.
Later, a delegation of the residents of Lyari held talks with the authorities and announced to end their protest after the assurance that their problems will be solved. Meanwhile, Maripur Road was opened for traffic.
