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Police and troops in Pakistan's largest city have been ordered to shoot on sight after the deaths of
70 people in ethnic violence over the past three days.
Shops and petrol stations were shut and public transport left idle after Karachi's dominant political party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, announced a day of mourning against the latest surge in violence in the country's financial and commercial hub.
"We have issued orders to the security forces to shoot anyone involved in violence on the spot," local minister Sharjeel Memon said.
"In addition, another 1,000 personnel will be deployed in the city to control the violence," he said, referring to another paramilitary force.
The minister said 70 people have been killed in the city over the past three days, and dozens more injured.
"Thirty-seven people were killed yesterday alone," he said.
Karachi, home to more than 18 million people, has a long history of ethnic, religious and sectarian violence.
It was a main target of al Qaeda-linked militants after the September 11 attacks in the US, when Pakistan joined the US-led campaign against terrorism, and foreigners were attacked in the city several times.
SKYNEWS
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