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Understanding Karachi's killing fields

Understanding Karachi's killing fields

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Sep 26, 2012
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Mukhtar Ahmed Azmi, 75, along with his son and grandson, was about half way home on 6 September when unknown assailants on motorcycles opened fire on them in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi. Only Azmi's grandson survived.

This is just one of many unsolved murder cases in the city.

Karachi has had a long history of volatility stemming from sectarian, ethn…

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