Half a dozen vehicles torched less than 24 hours in different parts of Karachi.
Unknown men torched half a dozen vehicles during the last 24 hours in different parts of the city on Wednesday and Thursday, instilling a fresh sense of fear in Karachiites, after a couple of years of lull in violence and crime that ruled the city for years.
The law enforcers were still trying figure out the mystery and elements behind the banners, when the unknown struck again, torching cars buses and other vehicles in different parts of Karachi just a day before by-election in Malir district.
Police said unknown miscreants had burnt three buses in North Nazimabad, Lee Market and Labour Square Landhi areas. A truck was also set ablaze in Federal B Area Block 6, according to police.
At least three activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement are said to have been booked for their alleged involvement in torching of four out of six vehicles.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah talked to IG Sindh police and expressed his anger over latest incidents. He asked the IG not to spare anybody involved in the torching of vehicles.
Irshad Bukhari, Chief of Karachi Transport Ittehad, threatened to call a strike if the elements responsible for the torching of buses were not arrested.
The MQM, the Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf, the Pakistan People’s Party, the Awami National Party and other political parties condemned the torching of vehicles and called for action against the elements involved in the crime. (PhotoNews / The News)
