Otherwise lively, city sees a somber New Year’s Eve
Markets, businesses, shops, eateries were closed by 8pm
A man sets off fireworks to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Monkey PHOTO: AFP
Arsalan Ahmed, a citizen of Karachi, had never witnessed a subdued New Year s Eve in the city, staying in at his house, before Thursday.
All shops, markets and restaurants, as ordered, had been closed early and security across the city had been beefed up.
Hasnain Raza, another citizen on the way to Sea View - the main spot in the metropolis where scores of people gather each year to welcome the New Year - was also unhappy with the way things had worked out.