[Dawn] KARACHI: Several persons, including women and kiddies were maimed in different rocket attacks in Lyari's Kalri and Phool Patti lane areas on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.A traditional event for the restoration of peace was underway by local residents in Kalri area of Lyari
...one of the eighteen constituent towns of the city of Karachi. It is the smallest town by area in the city but also the most densely populated. Lyari has few schools, substandard hospitals, a poor water system, limited infrastructure, and broken roads. It is a stronghold of ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Ubiquitous gang activity and a thriving narcotics industry make Lyari one of the most disturbed places in Karachi, which is really saying a lot....
when four rockets landed from an unknown direction and went
kaboom!injuring several persons present on the occasion, including women and kiddies.
The victims were shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment where the condition of several maimed was reported as critical.
Another home-made bomb was hurled at the roof of a house which failed to explode.
Moreover area residents staged protests, after the incident, against the delay in the response of law enforcers and termed the rocket attacks as a failure of the government.
Fear and panic gripped the area after the incident as markets and shops closed down.