A protest by the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) party in Karachi turned violent on Tuesday (local time) as police used shelling to disperse protesters at Numaish Chowrangi.
The Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) has announced a protest at 60 different locations across Karachi in response to the protest by Majlis-e-Wahdatul-Muslimeen (MWM), ARY News reported.
By Thursday, the MWM had extended its protests across much of Karachi, and by 10 pm on Friday, sit-ins were still taking place at several key locations.
The MWM had called for nationwide protests to show solidarity with the people of Parachinar, who have been staging their sit-in for six days demanding justice and peace, as reported by Dawn.