 | This article needs to be updated. (October 2010) |
| 2010 Karachi riots | |
|---|---|
| Location | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Date | August 3, 2010- |
Attack type | Riots |
| Deaths | 90+ |
| Injured | 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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]Economic losses over two days of riots were estimated to be about 17 billion Pakistani rupees (approximately 200 million USD).[2]
- ^ Walsh, Declan (3 August 2010). "Karachi riots leave 45 dead after MP assassinated". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ a b Anis, Khurrum (4 August 2010). "Karachi Streets Grow Calmer After 63 Gunned Down Over Two Nights of Riots". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "Karachi death toll tops 90". CBC News. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.