Pakistan's interior minister warned of stern action against militants and criminals last Tuesday in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi, with unabated violence killing another 26 people over the past 24 hours.
Karachi, home to the country's main port, stock exchange and central bank, has been plagued with fighting linked to ethnic and religious tension.
According to police about 200 people were killed in July alone, one of the deadliest months in almost 20 years.
Local media put the number even higher, and the Dawn newspaper reported that 318 people were killed in July. It did not say how many of these were targeted because of their ethnic or religious affiliations.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters that of the 26 people killed in the last 24 hours, 18 were victims of targeted killing.
“The government had prepared a plan to tackle the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi” Malik added.
"We will take every possible action to restore peace in Karachi," he said, adding that results of the government's action will be visible soon.
(CNN News)
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