Karachi: Nationalists strike today: situation gets tense, 2 shot dead

At least two people were killed while several were injured after mobs, incidents of looting started in different areas of Karachi. Some unknown miscreants set 9 vehicles on fire while police arrested at least 42 persons in Karachi and Sukkur during crackdowns.After indiscriminate firing, a wave of fear spread and shops were closed in different areas of Karachi including Gulistan-e-Johar, Rabia City, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Pehlwan Goth and Hassan Square.Some unknown persons set a bus on fire in Tower area of the city in which one person was killed and 4 people were injured.Meanwhile, another bus was also set on fire in Nepa Chorangi while some miscreants set a pick-up van on fire near Gakhar Phatak. Some unidentified persons also set 2 buses on fire in Orangi Town and Mai Kolachi Road.In another incident, a man namely Jameel was shot dead in Baloch Para in the limit of Jamshed Quarters. Police arrested more than a dozen persons in Burhan Centre during door to door search operation while a heavy contingent of police has been deployed at Empress Market and its surroundings.In Hyderabad, a Sindh university bus was set on fire near Civil Court, some unknown people set a van on fire on Thandi Sarak, while a vehicle was also set on fire in Hilltop Chari area.On the other hand, more than 30 people were arrested from Sukkur during a crackdown against the nationalist parties.Fear also grips other cities of Sindh as violent incidents have started ahead of the nationalists’ strike.