Rioting Grips Karachi
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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) – Pro-government and opposition groups blamed each other Sunday for the worst political violence to grip Pakistan in years, as fresh riots broke out and the toll from bloody street battles in Karachi rose to 37 dead and more than 150 wounded.
Unrest broke out Sunday in several ethnic Pashtun-dominated areas of the city, and “unknown people” shot and killed a man, police officer Shad Masih said. He said police dispersed a crowd in the area using tear gas.
