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| Deadly clashes rock Pakistan city | Deadly clashes rock Pakistan city |
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| At least 20 people have died in ethnic clashes in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say. | At least 20 people have died in ethnic clashes in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say. |
| Eyewitnesses said vehicles had been torched in different parts of the city, which is Pakistan's commercial capital and has a history of ethnic violence. | Eyewitnesses said vehicles had been torched in different parts of the city, which is Pakistan's commercial capital and has a history of ethnic violence. |
| Karachi is dominated by Urdu-speakers, but there is also a growing population of ethnic Pashtuns. | Karachi is dominated by Urdu-speakers, but there is also a growing population of ethnic Pashtuns. |
| Officials said the fighting was between members of the two groups, and started after an unidentified man opened fire. | Officials said the fighting was between members of the two groups, and started after an unidentified man opened fire. |
| "These are the targeted killings by the criminals, drug and land mafias who want to fan ethnic violence in the city," said Faisal Subzwari, a provincial minister. | "These are the targeted killings by the criminals, drug and land mafias who want to fan ethnic violence in the city," said Faisal Subzwari, a provincial minister. |
| Mr Subzwari, a member of the Urdu-speaking Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), said three of those killed were from his party. | Mr Subzwari, a member of the Urdu-speaking Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), said three of those killed were from his party. |
| The MQM is an ally of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party. | The MQM is an ally of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party. |
| Bodies riddled | Bodies riddled |
| A spokesman for Mr Zardari said the Pakistani leader condemned the violence and called for unity. | A spokesman for Mr Zardari said the Pakistani leader condemned the violence and called for unity. |
| "The president said that the nation could not afford violence in Karachi at a time when it was already dealing with the militants in northern parts of the country," said the spokesman, Farhatullah Barbar. | "The president said that the nation could not afford violence in Karachi at a time when it was already dealing with the militants in northern parts of the country," said the spokesman, Farhatullah Barbar. |
| Doctors in Karachi hospitals said they had received bodies riddled with gunshot wounds. | Doctors in Karachi hospitals said they had received bodies riddled with gunshot wounds. |
| A spokesman for the Pakistan Rangers paramilitary force said it had arrested 25 suspects and recovered weapons and ammunition from them, AFP news agency reported. | A spokesman for the Pakistan Rangers paramilitary force said it had arrested 25 suspects and recovered weapons and ammunition from them, AFP news agency reported. |
| Karachi, a city of over 15 million, is the capital of Sindh province. | Karachi, a city of over 15 million, is the capital of Sindh province. |
| It contains many Urdu-speaking Muslims descended from people who migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947. | It contains many Urdu-speaking Muslims descended from people who migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947. |
| The Pashtun population has grown further since last year when tens of thousands were displaced by the military operation in the country's north-western tribal areas. | The Pashtun population has grown further since last year when tens of thousands were displaced by the military operation in the country's north-western tribal areas. |
| Some politicians have voiced fears of Taleban infiltration of the Pashtun community. | Some politicians have voiced fears of Taleban infiltration of the Pashtun community. |