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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Pakistan's largest city paralyzed

AP Photo: Pakistani men push a food cart past closed shops and a poster of slain opposition...

By BURT HERMAN, Associated Press Writer

KARACHI, Pakistan - Residents of Pakistan's largest city cautiously emerged from their homes Sunday and struggled to find food and fuel amid the blackened buildings, shattered glass and burnt-out vehicles littered across Karachi.

With police and troops patrolling, this southern city appeared quiet for the first time since Benazir Bhutto's assassination Thursday sparked a wave of angry rioting. READ MORE