Tensions with Karachi Metropolitan Corporation flare as railways calls in armed personnel from other cities

• PR police say step taken to protect federal assets following ‘recent incidents’ • Both sides have already lodged cases against each other over scuffle between city wardens and PR policemen KARACHI: In a clear sign of further escalation of tensions between the KMC and Pakistan Railways, the federal institution has called in additional forces from different parts of the country “equipped with arms and ammunition” to protect its assets and key points in Karachi, warning that it will respond with “full force” if any individual or institution challenges its authority. The dispute is the KMC’s…