Procession attacked in Karachi

 

At least three people were injured when assailants opened fire at the procession.

Three people were injured in a firing incident at Empress Market in Karachi when unknown assailants attacked a Yaum-i-Shahadat Hazrat Ali (RA) procession.
Police and Rangers have reached the area and
cordoned it off, while the firing continues.
The injured have been shifted nearby hospitals.
According to Express 24/7 correspondent Ahmed Jung, the shots came from nearby buildings.
According reports, the attackers did not come from anywhere, they were rather waiting in certain buildings in the area.
The procession started from Nishtar park and had reached Empress Market when the incident took place. However, the procession is continuing to move towards its destination.
Earlier leraders of the Jaffaria Alliance Pakistan had demanded the government increase security on Yaum-i-Ali (RA).
Security was supposed be tight and police and rangers were to be deployed at sensitive spots, mosques, imambargahs and along the route, while medical camps were be set up along the route with a main one at Numaish roundabout by Al Abbas Scouts Group.