KARACHI - Bloodshed continued in the metropolitan city as 17 more people fell prey to target-killings on Sunday. The present wave of political violence that began last Tuesday has so far resulted in the killing of nearly 30 activists belonging to different political parties. Majority of the workers, shot dead during the violence, belonged to Muhajir Qaumi Movement (MQM), commonly known as MQM-Haqqiqi, while four members of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, two of Pakistan Peoples Party and one each of Jamaat-e-Islami and Awami National Party have also lost their lives. It is very much clear that the government agencies have failed to maintain the law and order situation and are unable to chalk out any strategy to deal with the target-killing of political activists. The latest shootings started when the body of a fruit-seller was discovered in Awami Colony of Korangi. According to the police, the victim identified as Shehzad was a former activist of the MQM-Haqqiqi. Also in Awami Colony Sector 36-B Link Road, Nadeem Khan (34) was shot dead by unknown assailants. He was a resident of Rehmani Colony. His killing is also being touted as political, since his brother Moin is a unit in-charge of the MQM-Haqqiqi. At Jahangir Road near Martin Quarters, gunmen barged into Hina Clinic and shot dead Salimuddin, while also injuring his wife Farida and daughter Sehrish. Salim died on the spot. Police said he used to work as a legal adviser to Amir Khan, one of the founders of MQM-Haqqiqi. His daughter Sehrish, who along with her mother received medical treatment at the Jinnah Hospital, registered a case against the unknown killers. Near the Nagri Crossing at the Northern Bypass, police found a gagged body of an unknown 35-year-old man with a bullet hole in his temple. At Jinnah Square in Saudabad, it was again some 'unknown gunmen who entered into the house of 40-year-old Naseem Ahmed and shot him dead. The deceased was a member of MQM-Haqqiqi Elders Wing. His 30-year-old wife, Seema, was also injured in the attack. In Mehran Town within Korangi Industrial Area, a rift between two groups over the encroachment of government land resulted in the death of 14-year-old Hardeen Khan. Police say his family has nominated the activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Raees Mama, Naeem Gadha, Asif and Hussain. In Bilal Colony of New Karachi near Sindhi Hotel, two more MQM-H men lost their lives at the hands of unknown shooters, but police termed the deaths as a dispute between the 'robbers over the looted money. The victims, who succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital, were identified as Shakeel alias Naata and Imran alias Para. Aftab Ahmed, a leader of MQM-H, while talking to The Nation said the police was supporting the rival group and presented the whole story upside down. In Malir City, unknown assailants shot at a taxi killing 28-year-old Nauman on the spot. His brother Zeeshan, mother Nasima Nazim and the taxi-driver also sustained injuries in the shooting. Police say the attack is possibly politically motivated, as Zeeshan is the ex-bodyguard of MQM-Haqqiqi Chairman Afaq Ahmed. Another body of the Haqqiqi man was found from Azeem Pura Graveyard within the precincts of Al-Falah Police Station. The body was later identified as Hassan Ali, resident of Shah Faisal Colony, who was an ex activist of Unit 107 of MQM-H. Meanwhile, at Eidgah near Old Haji Camp, 40-year-old Faqeer Muhammad and Raza ullah alias Pappu were killed on the spot by the target-shooters, while their friend Yaseen received multiple injuries. Raza ullah was a transporter and police believes he was targeted due to some personal enmity. But according to the press note released by the MQM, Faqeer was a worker of MQM Unit 19 Lyari Sector and Raza ullah was the sympathiser of the party. An unknown body was discovered near Ghousia Masjid in the Khokhrapar Police limits with a bullet hole in his head, which had been dumped a few hours before. And in the nearby Saudia Colony, unknown assailants killed a daily-wager, Jamil Khan. His murder is also being termed as political as he was a supporter of the Awami National Party. When contacted, City Police Chief while talking to The Nation said that the wave of recent political violence had claimed some 25 lives during the last five days. He explained that the police were facing a plethora of challenges like terrorism, extremism, robberies and many other kinds of criminal activities; therefore, it was a responsibility of the political parties to control their workers and defused the confrontation. APP adds: President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday strongly condemned killings of people in various incidents in Karachi. Expressing his shock and grief, the President ordered immediate probe into the incidents. Zardari said the present situation of the country demanded that people belonging to all schools of thought and political parties acted in harmony to preserve peace in the country.