KARACHI: Nine people were killed in incidents of violence in Karachi overnight, DawnNews reported.

Two people were killed during firing incidents at an Afghan refugees camp within the remit of the Gulshan-i-Maymar police station and on the Shah Faisal bridge.

Moreover, former deputy UC nazim Zafar Iqbal was killed from firing in the city’s Liaquatabad area.

Another two people were killed in incidents of firing on Karachi’s University Road and in the city’s Qasba Colony.

One person was shot dead in Kemari’s Sikanderabad area and an infant’s body was recovered from a garbage dump near the city’s Bhens Colony.

In another incident, one man succumbed to his injuries following a firing incident in the city’s Baldia Town.

On the other hand, one person was killed and another was wounded as a result of firing on a hotel in Manghopir’s MPR Colony.

Karachi, the capital of Sindh province, has been a witness of incidents of terrorism and targeted killings for many years and the situation remains unchanged in several parts of the city. According to a recent estimate, the number of killings in the city jumped to more than 2,300 in 2012 from 1,700 the previous year. More than 1,400 murders have already been recorded since the start of this year.