2 killed, 14 injured in firing during vote recount in Pakistan's Hub city

Karachi: At least two persons were killed and 14 others injured in an armed clash between the supporters of two political parties during a vote recount in a constituency in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said on Thursday.

Supporters of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) clashed outside the



office of the returning officer in the industrial town of Hub, bordering Karachi.

In the elections on February 8, BAP’s Muhammad Saleh Bhootani had claimed victory after unofficial results were announced but the PPP’s Ali Hassan Zehri sought a recount of votes to overturn the result.