JNN 17.10.10 At least 28 people have lost their lives in pre-election violence in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, police and health officials say.

Several others were also wounded in separate attacks in Pakistan’s commercial capital as the city is set to hold a by-election for a seat in the provincial assembly on Sunday, Pakistani officials said.

The seat had fallen vacant after a lawmaker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Raza Haider, was killed by gunmen in August.

The killing of the MQM lawmaker triggered violence which claimed the lives of 100 people in a week.

The Bye Election in PS 94 , where Saifullah Khalid is contesting on behalf of MQM, while ANP has boycotted the election, As ANP and MQM  are the Main Rivals in this  Election, where MQM represent the Mohajir Population , and ANP represents the Pashtoon Population of the area. While the third party , which has come in lime light and has been a player in the target Killing is the People Aman Committe, which is self Proclaimed faction , introduced by the Previous well known dacoit of lyari town of Karachi, Rehman Dacait , who was the founder of Peoples Aman Committee, and was killed in an Encounter by the Police Early this year , but the organisation is now run by his successor Ozair, who is now heading the party ,and is running all the illegal businesses of ciy , which were previously run by Rehman Dacait, which comprises of mostly of Baloch youth and men.

While Muttahida Qaumi Movement is the most influential party in Karachi.