14 shot dead in Karachi

Two more persons were killed and two more injured in Liaquatad firing in wake of the fresh spate of targeted killings that began on Sunday in the metropolis pushing the total death toll to 14.
The incident took place, when people coming back after attending funeral of Tanvir Abbas killed yesterday, were attacked by unknown gunmen near Liaquatabad Dak Khana. Two people were killed and as many sustained injuries.

The injured were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

The entire area came under grips of fear following the incident while enraged people resorted to rioting resulting in a traffic jam.

The total death toll has mounted to 14 in the current unrest in the city.

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France claims Mullah Omar's presence in Pakistan

PARIS: Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar is based in Pakistan and everyone knows it, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner claimed Tuesday, calling on Islamabad to do more to help end the conflict.

"It's not a secret for anyone, everyone knows that Mullah Omar is in Quetta, if he's not now in Karachi," Kouchner told French lawmakers.

"Taliban leaders have been given shelter in Pakistan. I'm not revealing anything," Kouchner said, telling parliament's foreign relations committee why Afghanistan has called on Pakistan to help negotiate a peace deal.

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