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Several cities of Sindh including Karachi have come to a near standstill following the killing in London of Imran Faroof, an exiled leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement. MQM supporters have gathered in Karachi to mourn Imran Farooq, who was stabbed outside his home on Thursday afternoon. The situation in Karachi is tense, with most shops, restaurants and schools closed. Some vehicles were torched and shots fired late on Thursday. Police and paramilitary troops have been deployed on the city's main streets to maintain order. Last month, more than 80 people were killed in clashes in the city after the assassination of another MQM politician. The murder investigation has meanwhile been taken over by the UK Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism unit, SO15. Although no-one has yet been arrested over the stabbing of Farooq, the working assumption at this stage is that it was politically motivated.
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