Inglorious

Published October 21, 2010
Relatives of shooting victims mourn outside a local hospital in Karachi, Pakistan on October 19, 2010. - Photo by AP.
Relatives of shooting victims mourn outside a local hospital in Karachi, Pakistan on October 19, 2010. - Photo by AP.
Paramilitary soldiers cordon off the site following gunmen attacks in a market in Karachi. - Photo by AFP.
Paramilitary soldiers cordon off the site following gunmen attacks in a market in Karachi. - Photo by AFP.
Paramilitary soldiers cordon off the site following gunmen attacks. - Photo by AFP.
Paramilitary soldiers cordon off the site following gunmen attacks. - Photo by AFP.
Men mourn the death of a relative at a hospital following gunmen attacks. - Photo by AFP.
Men mourn the death of a relative at a hospital following gunmen attacks. - Photo by AFP.
Paramilitary soldiers (L) patrol as other soldiers search vehicles along the roadside in Karachi on October 20, 2010, following an attack by gunmen in a market. - Photo by AFP.
Paramilitary soldiers (L) patrol as other soldiers search vehicles along the roadside in Karachi on October 20, 2010, following an attack by gunmen in a market. - Photo by AFP.
A pedestrian walks in a closed spare parts market a day after an attack by gunmen in Karachi on October 20, 2010. - Photo by AFP.
A pedestrian walks in a closed spare parts market a day after an attack by gunmen in Karachi on October 20, 2010. - Photo by AFP.
Mourners shout slogans during a funeral for shooting victims. - Photo by AFP.
Mourners shout slogans during a funeral for shooting victims. - Photo by AFP.
Mourners grieve during a funeral. - Photo by AFP.
Mourners grieve during a funeral. - Photo by AFP.
Relatives carry the body of a victim, who was killed a day earlier during an attack in a market, for his burial in Karachi, October 20, 2010. - Photo by Reuters.
Relatives carry the body of a victim, who was killed a day earlier during an attack in a market, for his burial in Karachi, October 20, 2010. - Photo by Reuters.
Angry protesters burn roadside shops to condemn the recent killings in Karachi, October 20, 2010. - Photo by AP.
Angry protesters burn roadside shops to condemn the recent killings in Karachi, October 20, 2010. - Photo by AP.
Angry protesters burn roadside shops to condemn the killings. - Photo by AP.
Angry protesters burn roadside shops to condemn the killings. - Photo by AP.
Local residents gather beside a partially razed market, torched by angry protesters a day after an attack by gunmen, in Karachi on October 20, 2010. - Photo by AFP.
Local residents gather beside a partially razed market, torched by angry protesters a day after an attack by gunmen, in Karachi on October 20, 2010. - Photo by AFP.

Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi shuts down on October 20 to mourn politically motivated killings that have left more than 60 people dead in four days and sent shockwaves through the government.

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