Pakistan: Was there a curfew imposed in Hyderabad and Karachi after the MQM meeting in Hyderabad on 31 October 1986? Were Liquatabad and Sharfabad subject to the curfew?
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK5206 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Was there a curfew imposed in Hyderabad and Karachi after the MQM meeting in Hyderabad on 31 October 1986? Were Liquatabad and Sharfabad subject to the curfew?, 1 April 1990, PAK5206, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab7e88.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Following ethnic clashes in Karachi and Hyderabad on 31 October 1986, police imposed a curfew which was to go into effect at 10 p.m. until further notice ("Curfew Ordered...").
Among the documentation provided, no reference to the city of Sharfabad is made.
Please refer to the attached articles for more information on the curfew and subsequent curfews through December 1986.
"Curfew Ordered in Karachi and Hyderabad After Ethnic Clashes",Reuters, 31 October 1986.
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