Islamabad

Ethnic tensions flared up in several Sindh districts of Pakistan following the killing of 35-year-old Bilal Kaka at a hotel in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

The killing led to angry reactions from nationalist parties who believed the attackers were Afghan nationals.

Several incidents of violence were reported in the province on Thursday, where shops and hotels owned by Pashtuns were attacked and forcefully closed, allegedly by Sindhi nationalists.

Pashtuns make up a large majority of drivers who drive trucks and goods carriers, moving cargo from ports in Karachi to other parts of the country. A large number of these trucks move on highways in Sindh to enter Punjab and travel further north towards Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Protesters blocked roads in major towns of the region disrupting normal life.

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Political parties of Sindh have urged the two ethnic groups to show restraint and restore peace in the region.