Seven killed in fresh Karachi violence

December 25, 2012 17:56

Violence continued unabated in Pakistan's financial hub of Karachi where seven more people, including a policeman, were killed and a well-known religious scholar was badly injured today, taking to 26 the death toll in three days of unrest.

Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqi, who belongs to the Ahle-Sunnat Jammat, was attacked near Moti Mahal in the densely populated Gulshan-e-Iqbal area by unknown motorcycle-borne gunmen.

The religious scholar's driver and three security guards were killed in the firing, while he himself was admitted to hospital with serious injuries.

Taj Muhammad Hanfi, a spokesman for the Ahle-e-Sunnat Jammat, said the condition of Farooqi had now stabilised and urged his followers to maintain peace and calm in the city.

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