Four people, including two police constables, were shot dead here during clashes between Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League – Functional (PML-F) workers Tuesday afternoon, ahead of local body polls scheduled for Dec 17.
Supporters of both the parties opened fire at each other when their rallies merged at the Rehmani Chowk area of the city.
Eye witnesses told that nine other people were injured in the firing. Those killed have been identified as Gul Mohammad Marri, Ashiq Ali and Nabi Bux Dero and on other.
The situation in the city turned tense after the killings as enraged mobs set at least eight vehicles ablaze. Heavy contingents of police and law enforcement agencies have been deployed in the area to control the situation.
Local government elections in the district were earlier postponed by the Election Commission of Pakistan following the killing of 12 people at Daraza Sharif in Khairpur district during the first phase of polling.
The decision was taken on the basis of reports regarding the possibility of political clashes in Sanghar, after similar clashes had broken out in Khairpur.
Sanghar in Sindh was identified as a potential trouble spot ahead of the second phase of local government (LG) elections held earlier in November.
