Karachi Violence

Why minorities in Pakistan have no faith in democracy

Associated Press | Tuesday May 7, 2013

In majority Muslim Pakistan, religious minorities say democracy is killing them. Intolerance has been on the rise for the past five years under Pakistan's democratically elected government because of the growing violence of Islamic radicals, who are...

Pakistan bomb attacks kill one, injure 19: officials

Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 28, 2013

Twin bomb explosions on Saturday killed one person and wounded 19 others in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, police and hospital officials said, the latest violence ahead of polls next month.

Taliban terrorize Karachi as the new gang in town

Declan Walsh and Zia Ur Rehman, The New York Times | Friday March 29, 2013

This seaside metropolis is no stranger to gangland violence, driven for years by a motley collection of armed groups who battle over money, turf and votes. But there is a new gang in town. Pakistani Taliban fighters have started to flex their muscles...

Pakistan government ends unprecedented full term amid criticism

Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 17, 2013

Pakistan's elected government completed its full five-year term on Saturday, the first in the country's turbulent history to do so, leaving a legacy of Taliban violence, sectarian unrest, chronic power cuts and a fragile economy.

Three killed in Karachi violence

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 5, 2013

At least three people were killed and 24 others injured on Monday in violence in Pakistan's biggest city, a day after deadly twin bomb blasts close to a Shia-dominated housing society here that claimed 48 lives.

Eye-catching rickshaws promote peace in Pakistan

Associated Press | Friday February 8, 2013

Pakistani youth leader Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi has a plan to counter the relentless message of violence spewed forth by radical Islamic groups in his country - and he is stealing a gimmick from the hard-liners' own playbook to do it.

Gunmen open fire at rally in Pakistan, 9 killed

Associated Press | Tuesday May 22, 2012

Gunmen opened fire on a political rally in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and sparking rioting, police said. The violence was a reminder of the port city's volatility. It is home to several political parties wi...

Gunfire rattles Karachi as deaths mount

Associated Press | Saturday July 9, 2011

Gunshots rattled Pakistan's largest city on Saturday as authorities scrambled to bring an end to political and ethnic violence that has claimed at least 93 lives in five days.The fighting in Karachi, a southern port city of 18 million people, has added to the instability in this nuclear-armed nation...

Pakistan security to shoot on sight in Karachi

Associated Press | Friday July 8, 2011

Security forces were ordered to shoot gunmen on sight Friday in Pakistan's largest city, after three days of violence that killed at least 61 people and prompted political leaders to call for a day of mourning that shut businesses and kept public traffic off the roads.This week's violent spate in Ka...

Karachi turns deadly amid Pakistan's rivalries

Jane Perlez, New York Times | Friday November 19, 2010

This chaotic city of 18 million people on the shores of the Arabian Sea has never shrunk from violence. But this year, Karachi has outdone even itself. Drive-by shootings motivated by political and ethnic rivalries have reached new heights. Marauding gangs are grabbing tracts of land to fatten their...

PCB postpones Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches due to unrest

Friday October 22, 2010

Unrest and violence have forced Pakistan Cricket Board to postpone the first round matches of prestigious domestic tournament Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in Karachi.The

Karachi: 45 killed, 93 wounded in political violence

Associated Press | Tuesday August 3, 2010

The Hospital staff says 45 people have been killed and 93 others wounded in a wave of violence which has brought much of Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi to a standstill.Dozens of vehicles and shops were set on fire as security forces struggled to gain control. Schools and colleges were ordered...

Swat influx: Shoot-at-sight order in Karachi

Press Trust of India | Monday May 25, 2009

Shoot-at-sight order was issued in Karachi on Monday to quell violence.

27 dead in violence-hit Karachi

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 30, 2009

At least four persons were killed in fresh clashes between two ethnic groups in Pakistan's port city Karachi.

23 killed in Karachi as ethnic groups clash

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 30, 2009

The clashes began after two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement were found shot dead.