[1] The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) blamed the Awami National Party, it's political rival, for the killing.
[3] Economic losses over two days of riots were estimated to be about 17 billion Pakistani rupees (approximately 200 million USD).
Iqbal Hussain, a teenager from Swat, said he was left for dead after a gunman burst into his house in north Karachi, opening fire.
[4] Several buildings were set on fire and vehicles destroyed after angry mobs went through the city streets seeking revenge.
[7] Interior minister Rehman Malik blamed Sipah-e-Sahaba of fomenting violence against the minority Shia community in Pakistan.
The Karachi Stock Exchange saw very slow activity in the aftermath of the riots and the rupee hit a record low of 85.80 to a United States dollar.