At least 17 people were killed and dozens other injured in violence in Karachi on Wednesday.

Five dead bodies were recovered from a bus (D-7) in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi earlier today.

According to police, all five of the victims had been shot dead. The bodies were later transferred to the Jinnah Hospital in Karachi.

Four of the five dead were identified as Mohammad Wali, Ghulam Jan, Ahmed Jan and Niaz Jan Khan. Earlier, an unknown person was shot dead in khadda market. While Only in Qasba Colony 9 people were killed and several were injured.

Unidentified gunmen opened fire in Kati Pahari and Zareena Colony, leaving three dead and six injured. All the main roads and the arteries leading to Orangi Town including Kati Pahari, Banaras, Qasba Colony and other entry and exit points were blocked because armed men took up positions on the hilltops of the surroundings and targeted people passing through the area.