Pakistanis vote in Karachi election after violence

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KARACHI (Reuters) – Counting was under way in a by-election in Pakistan's commercial hub Karachi on Sunday, after shooting attacks killed at least 22 people in the city, where ethnic and political violence has raised fears of instability. Pre-election bloodshed on Saturday night killed at least 22 people, police said. In August, a lawmaker of Karachi's dominant Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was killed by gunmen, sparking violence which killed 100 people in a week….

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Pakistanis vote in Karachi election after violence

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