Reporters Without Borders says MQM attacked Business Recorder and Aaj TV

Paris-based Reporters Without Borders blamed the assaults, which hit the private Aaj TV and the Business Recorder (BR) newspaper, on activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). the channel refused to comply with MQM’s request to stop covering the protests, Reporters Without Borders said in a statement. Aaj broadcast live on Saturday as the building housing its studio and the office of the newspaper came under fire, with correspondents seen diving to the floor as bullets smashed their office windows. Employees of the TV channel and newspaper remained trapped in the building for nearly six hours due to heavy fire but security forces did not intervene, the watchdog said. For more information go to www.aaj.tv.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2007

Karachi Closed

City roads deserted only a few taxis and rickshaws on street. Areas towards National and Super highway a bit unstable and a few armed gangs seen near Sohrab Goth. No violence reported as yet.

Karachi Chaos Pictures

Chaos of May 12^th 2007

Photo Taken From Karachi MetBlog 

KARACHI – May 11: Paramilitary personnel stand guard near the Quaid-i-Azam International Airport on Friday.—AFP

KARACHI – May 13: Some of the shops set on fire on the second day of violence in the city.—AFP

KARACHI – May 13: The father of a man killed in a Saturday gun battle mourns the death of his son with his grandsons on Sunday.—AP

KARACHI – May 13: Paramilitary soldiers arrive at a market after angry mobs set ablaze shops near Water Pump intersection on Sunday.—Online

The battleground: Sharea Faisal.—AFP

KARACHI – May 12: A policeman passes by burning vehicles during clashes between government and oppositions supporters.—AFP

KARACHI – May 12: The Sindh High Court, the venue of Saturday’s lawyers’ gathering, looks deserted. Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was scheduled to address the bar.—Photo by Fahim Siddiqui

KARACHI – May 12: Some people injured by gunfire lie along the kerb on the Sharea Faisal flyover.—Faysal Mujeeb

KARACHI – May 12: Violent activists destroy cars and public transport on Saturday. — AP

KARACHI – May 12: A stranded passenger takes a nap at the airport’s lounge on Saturday. — Dawn

ISLAMABAD – May 12: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and its student wing activists burn poster of President Musharraf in Blue Area in Islamabad on Saturday protesting the Karachi violence.—Dawn

Photos Taken From www.dawn.com Please go there for more information.

Karachi Update

Strike in effect in Karachi. Factories in Korangi and Site reported forcefully closed by political workers. Roads very quite. Shara-e-Faisal and areas around Mohd Ali Deserted with only a few cars on the road.

Geo Hacked

Geo TV Website Hacked. For more info go to MB’s post on KarachiMetBlog

Picture Taken From KarachiMetBlog

Area Update Mohd Ali

Went out just now. Mohd Ali and Dohraji both open. All grocery stores are open and well. Express way and kala-pull also ok. Not much traffic but otherwise everything is fine. Good time to stock up for tomorrow. We need more reporters. Please sign up and post your own observations.

Mohd Ali and Dohraji

A few shops are open at the moment. Dohra-ji and Mohd Ali Society was open till 12:30 PM don’t know after that. Shara-e-Faisal was also ok in the morning but predictions about city conditions after namaz-e-janaza at 1:30 PM aprox are doubtful. After yesterday’s mayhem, it seems almost nice.

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