KARACHI. Oct 9 : Unidentified gunmen shot and seri-' ously injured a provincial legislator In Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, government officials said, reports Reuter.

Assama Qadri. a member of the Sind Provincial Assembly .belonging to the ethnic Mohajir National Movement (MQM). was shot on Monday night al his home, lie and his guard were seriously injured', an Official statement said.

Karachi has been hit by a spate of violence since last weekend when four bombs exploded simultaneously outside government offices, killing three people and injuring 34.

The MQM and Ihe religious Janulal-1-Island party are al loggerheads in Karachi, although both are political allies of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs 11 -month-old gov-crument.