Paramilitary rangers stand while Angry protestors burnt tyres on the road in Lyari during a demonstration on the call of strike by Awami Tahreek and JSQM. At least two people have been killed in parts of Karachi in firing incidents as Sindhi nationalists observe strike against the killing of Jiye Sindh Mutahida Mahaz (JSMM) leader and firing at a political rally. in Karachi on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (Rizwan Ali/PPI Images).
Paramilitary rangers in Karachi. – File Photo by PPI

KARACHI: Sindh Rangers carried out a targeted operation in Karachi’s Taiser Town area and detained several suspected individuals, DawnNews reported on Saturday.

The operation lasted for several hours during which all entry and exit routes in the area were closed to traffic. During the operation, Rangers personnel took several suspects into custody.

Meanwhile, violence in Karachi continued and two people were killed in different parts of the city late on Friday.

One person was gunned down near the Karachi zoo in the city’s Garden area and another was killed in Baldia Town's Saeedabad area.

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