Islamabad: Life began limping back to normalcy on Saturday in most part of violence-hit Pakistan barring the volatile southern Sindh province, where sporadic clashes continued in the aftermath of killing of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

In many cities and towns, people made a beeline for markets to stock up on food and other essentials as some shops reopened after being closed for the past two days since the killing of Bhutto on Thursday in Rawalpindi.

However, shortages of food and fuel were reported from many places. Most petrol and CNG pumps across the country remained closed.

Sporadic violence continued in Sindh, a stronghold of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party despite the deployment of army in 16 districts of the province.

A PPP worker was shot dead on Saturday in violence wrecked Larkana, the hometown of Bhutto, as party members roamed through the streets, carrying flags and shouting slogans.

Life continued to be hit in the provincial capital of Karachi, which witnessed the fiercest protests.

Around 10,000 people chanted anti-government slogans while holding prayers for Bhutto in the city of Lahore.

Seven workers of a garment factory, including a woman, on the outskirts of Karachi were burnt alive when an armed mob torched the unit yesterday. The dead workers were trapped inside the factory by the blaze, police said.

More than a dozen people, including policemen, were killed in incidents of firing and over 425 vehicles were burnt by the protestors in the southern port city alone.

Six persons were injured on Saturday in firing in Lyari, a locality in Karachi.

Source : PTI