45 killed, 93 wounded in violence following lawmaker's death

Описание: (3 Aug 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of burning vehicle
2. Mid of burning vehicle
3. Close ground shot of burning vehicle
4. Woman looking out of window
5. Wide of street, tyres burning
6. Closer shot of burning tyre
7. Various of burning tyre in front of petrol station
8. Various shots of vehicle set ablaze last night
9. Various shots of closed shops
10. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Mohammad Suleman, local resident:
"Every day the lives of innocent people are taken. For God's sake, some thing should be done to stop it. Hundreds of women have become widowed and thousands of children have become orphans. It must be stopped. But it seems that the administration has failed to do anything."
11. Various of quiet streets
STORYLINE
Hospital staff say 45 people have been killed and 93 others wounded in a wave of violence which has brought much of Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi to a standstill.
Dozens of vehicles and shops were set on fire as security forces struggled to gain control.
Schools and colleges were ordered by the government on Tuesday to close.
The violence came after Raza Haider was shot dead along with his bodyguard in a mosque in the city while preparing to offer prayers on Monday.
Local government officials said at least 10 people were arrested, and that police and Army Rangers were dispatched throughout the city to impose order.
But gunfire could still be heard Tuesday morning.
The southern city of more than 16 (m) million has a history of political, ethnic and religious violence, and has long been a hide-out for al-Qaida and Taliban militants. Its stability is considered paramount for Pakistan, because it is the country's main commercial hub.
Haider was a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, the political party that runs the city and represents mainly descendants of migrants from India who settled in Pakistan when it was created in 1947.
The MQM's main nemesis is the Awami National Party, a secular nationalist party whose main power centre is Pakistan's northwest and whose base is the ethnic Pashtun community.

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