 There was tension in parts of Karachi and business was closed after unidentified motorcyclists attacked the office of the Sunni Tehrik (ST) and injured three of its activists in the Bohra Pir area late on Monday, police said on Tuesday. Police said injured Muhammad Sameer, Muhammad Shakil and Muhammad Ashfaq were taken to hospital. Tension continued on Tuesday and protesters burnt tyres and threw stones at vehicles. They pressed medical stores and other business to close down in Garden, Ranchhore Line, Eidgah, Jama Cloth Market, MA Jinnah Road, Kharadar, Mithadar, Tower, Urdu Bazaar, Aaram Bagh and other localities. Large police contingents and Rangers have been deployed in the area. The ST alleged that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) attacked its office. The MQM and ST workers clashed in the Garden and adjoining areas including Ranchhore Line, Bohra Pir and Kharadar in the last two months. |