In Pakistan, political violence has claimed at least 38 people in Karachi in last three days with the main ethnic parties trading accusations over the targeted killings. The violence, which began on Tuesday night, has targeted activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the Awami National Party (ANP), the Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Jamaat-e-Islami.<br/>City Police Chief Wasim Ahmed said the situation had been brought under control with the heavy deployment of the Paramilitary Pakistan Rangers and the Police.<br/> <br/>But violence was reported even on Friday from some parts of the city where 10 vehicles were set on fire and incidents of firing were reported from some localities.<br/> <br/>The MQM and the ANP who are also coalition partners of the PPP in the centre have constantly been at loggerheads as they push the interests of their respective communities – the Mohajirs who migrated from India when the sub-continent was partitioned and the Pushtoon-origin residents of Karachi. <br/>