45 killed, 150 injured in twin blasts in Karachi, Pakistan (4)

（Xinhua） 19:09, March 04, 2013

Pakistani security officials examine the wreckage of a vehicle at the bomb blast site in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, March 4, 2013. At least 45 people were killed and 150 others injured when twin blasts hit a residential area in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Sunday night. (Xinhua/Arshad)

Under an order of Ishrat ul Ibad, Governor of Sindh province, an official mourning for the blast victims is being observed with the national flag flying at half-mast at all state-owned buildings across the province on Monday.

All Shia groups in the province have called protest strike on Monday, and major political parties including the MQM, ANP and non- political organizations have announced a three-day mourning.

Transporters and educational institutions also suspended activities.

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