KARACHI: MQM’s 19 activists were burnt in two incidents of fire in firecrackers in the areas of Karachi – Korangi and Lyari. Four of them are in critical condition.
During the rally, the party workers were riding in various vehicles when the firecrackers’ material suddenly caught fire and 15 activists of the MQM Korangi Sector, Unit 77 were
burnt alive. They were immediately taken to hospital.
In another incident four party workers of Lyari Sector Unit 33, coming from Lyari to 90, were burnt alive.
On receiving the report, the MQM leaders – Abdul Haseeb, Shoaib Bokhari and MNAs and MPAs visited the affected persons at the Civil Hospital.