Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Six people were killed in Karachi on Friday morning as a result of ongoing ethnic and political violence in the Pakistani city, police said.
The death toll now stands at 50 since Wednesday, officials said
A former federal lawmaker was among the people killed in clashes Wednesday, police said.
Several gunmen opened fire on Wajid Karimdad on Wednesday night shortly after he entered a restaurant for Iftar, the traditional post-fasting meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, said Karachi police official Naeem Shah.
Police suspect the gunmen targeted Karimdad, a member of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party.
The death toll now stands at 50 since Wednesday, officials said
A former federal lawmaker was among the people killed in clashes Wednesday, police said.
Several gunmen opened fire on Wajid Karimdad on Wednesday night shortly after he entered a restaurant for Iftar, the traditional post-fasting meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, said Karachi police official Naeem Shah.
Police suspect the gunmen targeted Karimdad, a member of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party.
Officials say the killings appear to be linked to ongoing rivalries between three political parties vying for power in Pakistan largest city: the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the Awami National Party (ANP), and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).