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Thursday, December 26, 2024  
23 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1446  

Karachi: 6 killed in groups clash

At least six people were killed and seven others injured including a woman in a clash between two armed groups in Godhra area of New Karachi late Sunday night.

Funeral prayers of the clash victims were offered however the area is still in the grip of tension.

According to the sources, the clash started between at the Pankha bus stop in Sector 7 of New Karachi after a man, identified as Abdullah, was killed in a firing incident late on Sunday night.

The deceased were identified as Bilal, sohail, Ismail. A police officer said the two groups had a history of clashes over collection of donation and management of a hospital in the area.

Police and Rangers personnel later arrived in the area and began a search operation and arrested atleast 24 culprits.