Chaos on the streets of Karachi

AFP Published June 16, 2011
Pakistani policemen block a street whilst on patrol in a tense area of Karachi on June 15, 2011.
Pakistani policemen block a street whilst on patrol in a tense area of Karachi on June 15, 2011.
Policemen keep vigil on a street in Karachi.
Policemen keep vigil on a street in Karachi.
Policemen frisk motorcyclists.
Policemen frisk motorcyclists.
Mourners carry the coffin of a victim shot by unidentified gunmen during the funeral ceremony in Karachi.
Mourners carry the coffin of a victim shot by unidentified gunmen during the funeral ceremony in Karachi.
A policeman stands guard on a street.
A policeman stands guard on a street.
Relatives mourn over the dead body of a shooting victim by unidentified gunmen at a hospital.
Relatives mourn over the dead body of a shooting victim by unidentified gunmen at a hospital.

The death toll in a fresh wave of violence blamed on political and ethnic tensions in Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi rose to 36 on June 15, an official said.  Renewed tensions between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP), which represent different ethnic communities, have triggered serious fears that the violence could spill over on a wider scale. - Photos by AFP.

 

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