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Published August 18, 2011
Family members of a target killing victim mourn his death in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011.
Family members of a target killing victim mourn his death in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011.
Volunteers carry an injured shooting victim to a hospital.
Volunteers carry an injured shooting victim to a hospital.
Relatives mourn the killing of Waja Karimdad, a former MP, belonging to the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), who was shot dead by a criminal gang, at a hospital.
Relatives mourn the killing of Waja Karimdad, a former MP, belonging to the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), who was shot dead by a criminal gang, at a hospital.
A woman mourns the death of her family member.
A woman mourns the death of her family member.
Family members surround a boy wounded in a firing.
Family members surround a boy wounded in a firing.
A man comforts a mourner after the killing of a man, outside a hospital.
A man comforts a mourner after the killing of a man, outside a hospital.
Volunteers shift the body of ex-MNA Waja Karim Dad to a hospital.
Volunteers shift the body of ex-MNA Waja Karim Dad to a hospital.
A woman weeps near her injured relative who was wounded during gang warfare in Bheempura area, at Civil Hospital.
A woman weeps near her injured relative who was wounded during gang warfare in Bheempura area, at Civil Hospital.

There was no rest in violence in Karachi as 23 more people were killed since Wednesday night, DawnNews reported. “Most of the killings have resulted from clashes between criminal gangs operating in Lyari and surrounding areas,” a senior police official said. - Photos by agencies

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