In Pakistan, at least 14 people were killed and 40 others injured as violence flared up ina tense by-election in Karachi. The violence flared up after one of the contesting parties in the by-polls, the Awami National Party announced to boycott the election as its demand for proper security and deployment of the Army had not been met by the government.Police and rescue officials said that around 13 people had been killed in incidents of firing in different parts of the port city but television channels put the figure at 14. There are also reports of miscreants torching vehicles and forcing shopkeepers and restaurant owners to close down their businesses.The polls for the provincial Assembly Orangi town seat was seen as a direct contest between the Mutthaida-e-Qaumi Movement which represents the Urdu speaking population of the city and the ANP which represents the Pasthun speaking migrants.The by-polls are being held for the seat left vacant by the assassination of MQM leader, Haider Reza who was gunned down with his guard outside a mosque two months back leading to large scale riots in the city.