...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
's Gulistan-e-Jauhar late Monday night.
The attackers arrived on a cycle of violence
and in a car and opened fire outside a shop in Pehlwan Goth late at night, police said, quoting eyewitnesses.Initial findings suggest that multiple weapons were used, as spent bullet casings and a magazine were found at the scene.
The motive is still unknown, and police have launched an investigation.
Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) leader Allama Sadiq Jafri condemned the attack and called for the immediate arrest of those responsible.