Blindfolded men, who were detained by paramilitary soldiers during a raid on the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) political party's headquarters, are led out of an anti-terrorism court in Karachi, Pakistan, March 13, 2015. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Some senior current and former Karachi police officials say extrajudicial killings by the force are happening as part of a crackdown on crime in the city, in a stark admission of the practice by Pakistani authorities.
Karachi, a metropolis of 20 million that hosts the stock exchange and central bank, is beset by armed violence, and many of its sprawling slums are no-go areas for outsiders.
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