Indian poets Manzar Bhopali and Iqbal Ashar were among those who had a narrow escape when unidentified gunmen attacked a 'mushaira' in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi. At least one person was killed in the attack that was carried out by about a dozen gunmen. Political rivalry is believed to have been behind the attack, sources said. The mushaira was organised by a unit of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, a party that draws its power from Urdu-speaking residents of Karachi.

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