51.   Police and paramilitary rangers have been put on alert as the Moslem holy month of Moharram started in Pakistan on Sunday.

52.   Residents and officials said several vehicles were set ablaze by armed men, who also fired on moving vehicles and clashed with paramilitary rangers and police.

53.   Residents said the paramilitary rangers and police picked up scores of people for questioning.

54.   Security was tight with paramilitary rangers and police out in major parts of the port city.

55.   Security operations have been turned over to the police and paramilitary rangers.

56.   The group blamed the deaths on paramilitary rangers and police.