President calls for report on in Karachi violence


President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday expressed grief and shock over the continued violence and targeted killing in Karachi and called upon the provincial government to take urgent steps to restore normalcy. Spokesperson of the President, former Senator Farhatullah Babar, said that the President also sought a report from the Sindh government on the issue. He said that the Chief Minister Sindh has already convened cabinet meeting to consider situation arising out of the latest spurt in

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