2010 Karachi riots

Demonstrations after the murder of Pakistani politician Raza Haider October 2010 2010 Karachi riots Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan August 3, 2010- Riots 90+ 100+ The 2010 Karachi riots started on August 3, 2010, after the assassination of Parliament member Raza Haider, a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement political party, on the night of August 2, 2010, in Karachi, Pakistan.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/03/karachi-riots-deaths-pakistan Karachi riots leave 45 dead after MP assassinated Walsh Declan 3 August 2010 The Guardian 4 August 2010 London The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) blamed the Awami National Party, it's political rival, for the killing. Haider, was killed as he attended a funeral at a mosque. By August 6 at least 90 people were killed in reprisal attacks and more than 100 people injured in widespread violence that engulfed the city.https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/karachi-death-toll-tops-90-1.943672 Karachi death toll tops 90 6 August 2010 CBC News 6 August 2010 Economic losses over two days of riots were estimated to be about 17 billion Pakistani rupees (approximately 200 million USD).https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-04/karachi-erupts-in-violence-for-second-night-after-lawmaker-s-assassination.html Karachi Streets Grow Calmer After 63 Gunned Down Over Two Nights of Riots Anis Khurrum 4 August 2010 Bloomberg L.P 4 August 2010 Background Karachi has a history of political bloodshed stretching back to the late 1980s when the city was regularly rocked by political and ethnic shootings that killed dozens every week. Analysts said the city was again in the grip of a political turf war.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/03/karachi-riots-deaths-pakistan London The Guardian Declan Walsh Karachi riots leave 45 dead after MP assassinated 3 August 2010 4 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100806170125/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/03/karachi-riots-deaths-pakistan 6 August 2010 live Karachi, which is provincial capital of Sindh and Pakistan's commercial capital and largest city, has a population of 18 million and contributes about 70% of the country's tax income. The city has seen a wave of political killings in 2010 which have deepened ethnic tensions. Violence Most of those killed and injured in the reprisal shootings came from the smaller Pashtuns. The MQM, which ruled Karachi until earlier 2010, represents the city's Muhajir community. Most of the injured were Pashtuns, with a few Sindhis and Punjabis among the victims, said one source. Jan Sardar, a 35-year-old Pashtun, was shot seven times. "When they fired the first shot, I jumped in a sewer to save myself, but they came after me and fired more bullets," he said from his hospital bed. The gunman was carrying an MQM flag, he added. Clothes trader Ahmed Shah, who was shot in the leg, was travelling in a bus with 50 passengers when it came under fire. "I didn't see who it was; it was dark," he said. A cousin said he saw seven dead bodies at the site. Iqbal Hussain, a teenager from Swat, said he was left for dead after a gunman burst into his house in north Karachi, opening fire. A less fortunate friend was killed. Several buildings were set on fire and vehicles destroyed after angry mobs went through the city streets seeking revenge. Most of those killed were Pashtuns.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10859706 Karachi death toll rises after Raza Haider killing 3 August 2010 BBC 4 August 2010 Most of the injured had been shot point blank and were targeted for their ethnicity.http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/local/19-karachi-burns-in-wave-of-violence-mqm-blames-anp-for-mpas-killing-380-hh-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20100804203323/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/local/19-karachi-burns-in-wave-of-violence-mqm-blames-anp-for-mpas-killing-380-hh-02 dead August 4, 2010 Karachi burns in wave of violence 3 August 2010 Dawn 4 August 2010 In the neighboring city of Hyderabad gunmen attacked a train going to Lahore, injuring the driver and destroying the locomotive. Reactions MQM declared three days of mourning after the assassination. Business activities in the city virtually shut down. The local police arrested 40 people including 20 Islamist hardliners.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10863646 Haider murder: Karachi police arrest 'hardliners' 4 August 2010 BBC 4 August 2010 Interior minister Rehman Malik blamed Sipah-e-Sahaba of fomenting violence against the minority Shia community in Pakistan. President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, ordered an immediate investigation into the violence. The Karachi Stock Exchange saw very slow activity in the aftermath of the riots and the rupee hit a record low of 85.80 to a United States dollar.http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=254567 Rupee hits another record low of 85.80 4 August 2010 The News International 4 August 2010 See also Sectarian violence in Pakistan 2009 Karachi bombing 2007 Karachi riots 2019 Ghotki riots MQM Militancy References 2 Pakistan Category:Politics of Karachi Category:21st-century mass murders in Pakistan Category:2010 riots Category:2010 murders in Pakistan Category:Race riots in Pakistan Category:2010s crimes in Karachi Category:Mass murders in Karachi Category:August 2010 crimes in Asia Category:August 2010 in Pakistan Category:2010 in Pakistani politics Category:2010s political riots Category:2010 mass murders Category:Arson in Pakistan Category:Arson in 2010 Category:2010 fires in Asia Category:Building and structure fires in Pakistan Category:Arson attacks on vehicles in Asia Category:Deaths by firearm in Pakistan Category:2010 mass shootings in Asia Category:Spree shootings in Pakistan Category:Bus incidents in Pakistan Category:2010 road incidents in Asia Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Karachi Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2010 Category:Fires in Karachi