Violent incidents leave four dead in Pakistani city of Karachi

Separate incidents of violence have left at least four people dead and injured several others in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, security sources say.

They said on Thursday the people were killed in incidents of firing and torture in different districts in Karachi.

The attacks happened in Abbas Mor, Steel Town North Nazimabad’s Pahar Ganj regions of the volatile city.

Meanwhile, police have also recovered some bodies bearing torture marks across the city. The deceased were abducted and subjected to torture before being shot dead.

Security forces said they have launched an investigation into the violent incidents.

No group or person has yet claimed responsibility for the blast.

Karachi has experienced a fresh spate of violence and targeted killings over the past few months.

Sectarian, political and ethnic violence in Karachi has killed hundreds of people in Pakistan’s main commercial hub so far this year.

The city is home to numerous ethnic groups and has been hit by clashes between rival ethnic and political factions in the past two decades.

Thousands of people have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001 when Pakistan entered an alliance with the US on the so-called war against terrorism, according to local media.

Since late 2009, there has been a surge in militant attacks in Pakistan and thousands more have been displaced by the wave of violence and militancy sweeping across the country.