Violence in Karachi continuing

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Violence in the Pakistani city of Karachi is continuing despite appeals for calm by the main parties, reports BBC.
At least 24 people have been killed in attacks by unidentified gunmen in the city since Saturday, a government spokesman said. But hospital authorities said the death toll was more than 35.
Violence erupted after months of tension between the Awami National Party (ANP) and the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM).
The ANP mostly represents Pashtun migrants from the north-west and from Afghanistan, while the MQM represents Urdu-speaking people.
Gunmen riding in cars or on motorbikes have been indiscriminately targeting motorists and pedestrians in different localities, but not going after any specific group, police and witnesses say.
In some areas, there have been arson attacks in which houses and businesses belonging to rival communities have been targeted.
Karachi, a city of over 15 million, is dominated by the Urdu-speaking people who migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947.
It also has a sizeable Pashtun population, which has grown further since last year when tens of thousands of Pashtuns displaced by the military operation in the country's north-western tribal areas ended up in Karachi.