KARACHI, Aug29, and Reuter: Pakistan is likely to ban ethnic activist ‘groups following riots in Karachi and other Southern towns in which 34 people have died this week, Government officials said today.
The continuing violence in Karachi, Police used shotguns and teargas to disperse rioters and two people had their arms blown off after homemade bombs exploded in their hands yesterday, police said.
Troops in battle dress patrolled the city in trucks fitted with machineguns, witnesses said.
The Government officials said the proposed ban had been approved by Prime Minister Mohammad Khan Junejo. The officials, who did not want to be identified, said the ban would be announced soon.
In the past three days at least 26 people were killed in Karachi and eight in Hyderabad and over 200 wounded in clashes between rival Pashtun and Mohajir groups.
Trouble flared on Wednesday in the Faisal colony area near Karachi airport over the display of one group’s flag, Violence soon spread to most of Karachi and the nearby towns of Hyderabad and Sukkur.
Authorities called in soldiers and imposed a curfew to suppress the aviolence.
Article extracted from this publication >> September 4, 1987
