PAKISTAN: PEACE RALLY IN KARACHI, A DAY AFTER THREE PEOPLE DIED IN A RASH OF POLITICALLY-RELATED VIOLENCE

Record ID: 215332

  • Title: PAKISTAN: PEACE RALLY IN KARACHI, A DAY AFTER THREE PEOPLE DIED IN A RASH OF POLITICALLY-RELATED VIOLENCE
  • Date: 2nd December 1994
  • Summary: KARACHI, PAKISTAN (DECEMBER 2 AND 3, 1994) (RTV -- ACCESS ALL) DECEMBER 3, 1994 1. SLV BANNER SAYING "WE PRAY FOR PEACE IN KARACHI - ISLAMIC MISSION HOSPITAL" 0.02 2. SV BOY HOLDING BANNER SAYING "SAVE KARACHI" 0.04 3. GV GENERAL VIEWS OF DEMONSTRATION 0.07 4. SV PLACARDS SAYING "SAVE KARACHI"/"WE WANT PEACE, WE
  • Embargoed: 17th December 1994 12:00
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  • Location: KARACHI, PAKISTAN
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  • Country: Pakistan ASIA
  • Reuters ID: LVA9H22X8LCEA36X35KWZB0W66SJ
  • Story Text: Thousands of people attended a peace rally in Karachi on Saturday (December 3), a day after three people died in a rash of politically-related violence.

    On Friday, (December 2) gunmen fired upon the Karachi home of Pakistani Labour Minister Ghulam Akbar Lasi, police said. Lasi was not at home at the time, but a police guard, a driver and a passerby were killed. One person was wounded.

    No one claimed responsibility for the attack, which was the second in a week against members of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Karachi.

    Three PPP members and a policeman were shot dead last Saturday (November 26) in a Karachi district where the ethnic-based Mohajir National Movement (MQM) has strong support.

    The MQM, which claims to be fighting for the rights of the city's majority Mohajir community, has been waging a bitter struggle with security forces and a splinter faction, the MQM (Haqiqi).

    More than 12 people have been killed in Karachi since Wednesday (November 30) when army troops ended a security operation and were replaced by police and paramilitary rangers.

    During Saturday's rally, marchers held banners calling for peace and an end to violence in Karachi.


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