A wave of violence killed 33 people in the last 24 hours in Pakistan's largest city, with many of the victims tortured, shot and stuffed in sacks that were dumped on the streets, officials said today.

Gunmen have opened fire in a commercial market in Karachi, killing 11 people and raising the death toll from political violence to 51, a Pakistani official said.

Pakistan deployed additional security forces in Karachi today after 13 more people were killed in political and ethnic violence.

At least 37 people were shot dead in Karachi, Pakistan following the assassination of a politician, hospital chiefs said today.

A suicide bomber struck today near the home of a Pakistani provincial minister whose only son was recently killed by suspected Islamist militants, officials said. Seven people were killed and 25 wounded.

At least 10 people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack at a political rally in north-west Pakistan, police said today.

A roadside bomb has hit a vehicle in Pakistan’s volatile north-west region, killing a former minister and his bodyguard, police said today.

A Pakistani leader issued a "final" appeal to Taliban militants to retreat to their Swat Valley stronghold today and salvage a peace deal that has been roundly criticised in the West.

THE United Nations has ordered children of its international staff to leave Pakistan after raising its security level following a suicide attack on the Marriott hotel in the capital, a UN official said yesterday.

Pakistan’s two main opposition parties say they will form a new government after their victory in elections this week.

THE party of murdered opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is Pakistan’s most popular, according to a survey released ahead of next week’s crucial elections.

The party of murdered opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is Pakistan’s most popular, according to a survey released ahead of next week’s crucial elections.

Hundreds of mourners wept today as villagers buried victims of a horrific suicide bombing at a Pakistan election rally, an attack that killed 27 people and stoked fears about security ahead of next week’s crucial parliamentary election.

A suicide bomber struck today at an election rally in north-western Pakistan, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 20, officials said.