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By Irfan Ghauri
Published: July 9, 2011
Bodies of victims from the fourth day of violence in Karachi lie at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital morgue. PHOTO: EXPRESS/ATHAR KHAN
ISLAMABAD:
As the death toll exceeded 100 after four days of violence in Karachi, the federal and Sindh governments have decided to respond not just with 1,000 extra paramilitary troops but also fundamental changes in the way the city is governed.
At a meeting held at the Presidency in Islamabad on Friday night, senior officials from both the federation and Sindh – including President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah – convened to discuss the situation in Karachi and agreed upon a series of steps to help stem the violence.
The government has decided to change the way the country’s largest city is governed by bringing in a local government system that will be a hybrid between the one dominated by elected officials (introduced in 2001) and the one dominated by unelected federal civil servants (the system that had been in place between 1979 and 2001), according to sources familiar with the matter. The president’s spokesperson, Farhatullah Babar, said that it has been left to the Sindh government to decide on whether to proceed with the changes through legislation in the provincial assembly or through an ordinance promulgated by the governor.
However, according to sources familiar with the matter, the government appears to have decided to consult both the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP), the two parties with strong political bases in Karachi, before finalising its decision.
The restoration of an elected local government system has been a long-standing demand of the MQM, which ran the last such government in Karachi and Hyderabad between 2005 and 2009. The Pakistan Peoples Party, which is in office in both the federal and Sindh governments, has been dragging its feet on the restoration of the system, even though it has at least formally committed to elected local governments.
The difference stances of the two parties are reflected in the differing advantages of the two systems. The pre-2001 system was dominated by district commissioners who were federal civil servants from the powerful district management group. The only elected officials who had any sway over local governments then were the provincial and national legislators, which suits the PPP since it has traditionally been able to dominate the Sindh legislature.
The MQM, meanwhile, prefers the system that gave power to elected local officials. While the party has never won a majority in the Sindh Assembly, it can dominate Karachi and Hyderabad, allowing it to serve its constituents directly without having to rely on the largess of the PPP as a senior coalition partner.
The elected local government system was introduced by the Musharraf administration in 2001 and expired in 2009, following which it could have been revived (with or without modification) by the provincial assemblies, none of which has thus far chosen to do so.
Meanwhile, the government has also decided to improve its own ability to prosecute those most directly responsible for the violence in Karachi by filling vacant judges’ positions on anti-terrorism courts and by increasing the staff of the public prosecutor’s office.
Controversially, the government may also decided to bring back former Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza, who had been removed from his position after strong pressure from the MQM. It is not yet clear what capacity Mirza will be returning in, though it appears that he may not get the home ministry back. .
Several reports on Friday night suggested that Manzoor Wassan of the PPP might be brought in as Sindh home minister but government officials refused to confirm or deny these reports.
“The provincial government will announce these administrative changes,” said the president’s spokesperson.
(With additional reporting by Hafeez Tunio in Karachi)
Published in The Express Tribune, July 9th, 2011.
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PAKISTAN: Violence rocks Karachi
11 Jul 2011 12:24
Source: Content partner // IRIN
KARACHI, 11 July 2011 (IRIN) - The wave of ethnic and political tension in the Pakistani city of Karachi which left 90 people dead [ http://tribune.com.pk/story/205202/karachi-violence-live-updates/ ] within four days last week has raised fresh fears that some minority groups could be the target.
�My two sons are not going to their tuition classes or to the martial arts club they regularly attend, and my wife calls me in fear if I am even five minutes late getting home from work,� said Haider Ali, 40, a Pukhtoon, and a member of the minority Shia Muslim sect, who have been repeatedly targeted.
�I feel especially vulnerable due to both these factors, but we have nowhere else to go," he added. "My family moved here three generations ago; I have a good job here and this is the only home I know.�
The government of Sindh Province (in which Karachi is located) issued shoot-on-sight orders to law enforcers in a bid to control the situation, but the killings continued.
�I am running out of the packaged cereals my nine-month-old baby eats, and also out of sufficient milk for the two older children [but] it is too risky to even walk to the corner shop,� said Asiya Khan, 27, a mother of three. The family is ethnically Pukhtoon, hailing from the northern province of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, and this puts them at risk amid tensions between Pukhtoons and Mohajirs - a group of people who migrated to Pakistan at the time of the partition of the sub-continent in 1947.
Tensions are stoked by the affiliation of the two groups to rival political factions. Karachi, the country�s largest city, is made up of many diverse ethnic groups [ http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=91685 ] who have migrated to the metropolis mainly in search of jobs. In the past, violence has broken out between these ethnic groups. [ http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=91685 ]
There have also been repeated incidents of sectarian killings. [ http://archives.dawn.com/archives/156721 ] According to the autonomous Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), 490 people were killed in Karachi because of ethnic, sectarian or political reasons in the first six months of 2011. [ http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/06/targeted-killing-claimed-490-lives-in-six-months-hrcp.html ]
Some 748 people died in similar killings in 2010, while 272 died in 2009, according to HRCP.
�Terrible fear among children�
�Another cycle of the now familiar violence has erupted in Karachi," Zohra Yusuf, the HRCP chairperson, said in a statement. [ http://www.hrcp-web.org/showprel.asp?id=218 ] "Karachi is no stranger to violence or the absence of law and order. However, it is scandalous that the alarm and indignation that such a heavy toll on human lives should evoke, is absent."
Sharfuddin Memon, a spokesperson for the Sindh interior ministry, told IRIN that some suspects had been detained and "police and paramilitary troops are patrolling troubled areas to control things.�
By the weekend, barricades and checkpoints set up by security forces could be seen along many streets, with people being stopped regularly for questioning. �The fact, however, is that when there are gunmen roaming streets and shooting at random, or ambushing vehicles, there is very little we can actually do to protect people. The criminals are better armed than us in many cases,� said a policeman who asked not to be named.
Ahsan Maqbool, a primary school teacher, warned that the situation could create distrust and hatred among children belonging to different ethnic groups and could result in �more violence as children grow up in such an environment�.
�This situation has created terrible fear among children," he added. "Some of them have seen bodies lying on the streets - and their sense of trauma is reflected in their writings and drawings.�
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Target killing : MQM-H man shot dead
Published: April 20, 2011
The victim, 24-year-old Amir Ahmed, son of Aslam Ali, was killed near Jewelers Market, Korangi.. DESIGN: AMIR MIRZA
KARACHI:
A Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) activist and two other men were gunned down in a drive-by shooting on Tuesday.
The victim, 24-year-old Amir Ahmed, son of Aslam Ali, was killed near Jewelers Market, Korangi, said the Awami Colony police. He lived in Sector 5-C, Landhi. It was the usual modus operandi – two men on a motorcycle shot at them before taking off. Amir was shot at least four times. Jinnah hospital staff performed the autopsy. The MQM-H’s Shamshad Ghauri confirmed that the victim was an active party worker. In the same jurisdiction, a young man’s body was found in the bushes near the Landhi Degree College in Korangi No. 6. He had been shot multiple times. This was was also taken to Jinnah hospital. Separately, the Gulbahar police found the body of an elderly man near Lasbella Bridge. He appeared to be in his 50s and was shot twice but no empty shells were found at the crime scene, which suggested that his body was thrown over the bridge. Abbasi Shaheed Hospital completed the medico-legal formalities and sent the body to the Edhi Morgue.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 20th, 2011.
Violence continues: Two political workers gunned downBy Faraz Khan
Published: April 19, 2011
Firing at MQM official’s house, tension grips Rizwan Society, Orangi
KARACHI:
Violence continued on Monday as two political workers were shot dead.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, unidentified suspects opened fire at the house of Saif Abbas, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s joint incharge of the Central Information Committee. The men shot at the house, in Federal B Area Block-10, late Sunday night, damaging Abbas’s and his neighbour’s cars. No one was injured. Saif Abbas said that he was in the house when the firing took place. “People in the neighbourhood said there were three to four men in a car and they quickly escaped [after the firing],” he informed.
MQM’s Rabita Committee has condemned the firing and they demanded the government take serious notice of the incident and arrest the perpetrators.
MQM worker gunned down
Meanwhile, the spate of drive-by shootings continued in the city on Monday. In the first incident, an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was targeted and killed in Rizwan Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, within the remits of the Sacchal police station.
The deceased was identified as 28-year-old Mirza Imran Baig. The police said the incident took place when he was on his way home in his black Hyundai. SHO Agha Shamshad said the suspects, on a motorcycle, opened fire at Baig when he was near his house. He was first taken to the nearest private hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. His body was later taken to Jinnah hospital.
The SHO confirmed the affiliation of the victim with the MQM and said that he was associated with the party’s unit 33-D. The deceased was shot twice and the police also found two empty shells of the .30 bore pistol from the crime scene.
The area was gripped with tension after the incident. Aerial firing was reported in the area and a passenger bus was also set on fire. Shops closed down and a heavy contingent of law enforcers was called in. No case has been registered yet.
PPP worker killed
A Pakistan Peoples Party worker was gunned down and another was injured in Orangi Town in Pakistan Bazaar police station limits. The two men were sitting at a teashop in Bungla Bazaar when two unidentified men, also on a motorcycle, opened indiscriminate fire. Fifty-two-year-old Asghar alias Pakistani alias Bihari died instantly while Ahmed Ali, 30, was injured.
The suspects escaped after the swift operation. Both the victims were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. According to doctors, Asghar was shot once in the chest.
PPP Karachi division information secretary Sohail Abidi told The Express Tribune condemned the incident and said the deceased was a party activist, adding that the victim’s son-in-law, Asif, is the president of PPP’s PS-95. Abidi said the victim, Asghar, also participated in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s death anniversary in Larkana.
However, a senior Orangi police, requesting anonymity, said there was the victim was not affiliated to the PPP or any other party. “The PPP is trying to exploit the murder,” he told The Express Tribune. “He was a notorious land grabber and we are gathering the records of his cases.”
He said the armed men fired at least eight rounds and the police also found empty shells of a .30 bore pistol.
Unidentified body found
Separately, a young man was shot dead at Rashid Minhas Road within the remits of the Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station. The victim is yet to be identified.
The police found his body near Lal Flats, Gulshan-e-Iqbal. SHO Asif Jhakrani said the victim was shot once in the head and once in the chest.
His body was taken to Jinnah hospital for an autopsy. The police said they found two empty shells near the body.
The police have registered a case against unidentified men on behalf of the state and investigations are under way.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 19th, 2011.
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Target killings claim three more lives in Karachi
* MQM, PPP activists among those killed
* Bullet-riddled body found in Gulshan-e-Iqbal
Staff Report
KARACHI: Three more people lost their lives in incidents of target killings in different parts of Karachi on Monday. Those killed included one activist each of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
An MQM activist was gunned down in Rizwan Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal in the jurisdiction of Sacchal police station. The victim, 28-year-old Mirza Imran Baig alias Immi, son of Naseem Baig, was a resident of Rizwan Society and was shot while on his way home in a black Hyundai car. Two armed men, on a motorcycle, opened fire at him as he reached near his house. Imran sustained serious injuries and died on his way to a hospital.
After the incident, tension gripped the entire locality and all shops and markets were closed. Heavy aerial firing was reported in the Sacchal area while unidentified miscreants also torched a mini bus. No case could be registered till filing of this report.
In another incident, an activist of the PPP was shot dead while another was injured in Orangi Town within the limits of Pakistan Bazar police station. The incident took place at Tehzeeb Kabab House, situated at Sector 15-B of the Orangi Town. Two armed men reached on a motorcycle and sprayed bullets on the hotel. Resultantly, Asghar, 53, alias Bihari, son of Habib died on the spot, while Ahmed Ali, 28, son of Mohammad Hussain, sustained injuries. The armed men managed to flee the scene.
Police shifted the dead body and the injured to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal procedure on the body and medical treatment to the wounded. Hospital sources informed that Asghar received one bullet in his heart while the condition of injured person was out of danger. SP Khurram Waris said that the victim was a resident of the same area.
PPP Karachi division Information Secretary Sohail Abdi said that the victim was an active worker of PPP and his son-in-law Asif is the current area president of the PPP, adding that the victim was a father of 10 children.
Separately, body of a young man was found near Lal Flats, Gulshan-e-Iqbal in the limits of Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station. The identity of the victim was yet to be ascertained. SHO Asif Jakhrani said that the victim received two bullets, one each on his head and chest, adding that the victim wore trousers-shirt and appeared to be of Pakhtoon descent. The body was transported to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities and later moved to the Edhi Morgue for identification purpose. Police officials said that the police found two empty shells near victim’s body. Police have registered a case against unidentified men on the complaint of state and initiated the probe.
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Attacking the defenders : 2 policemen gunned down
By Faraz Khan
Published: April 18, 2011
Former SHO Zulfiqar Qaimkhani. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
A police officer and former SHO was gunned down inside his house within the jurisdiction of New Karachi police early Sunday morning.
Forty-one-year-old Zulfiqar Qaimkhani was shot and killed in the New Karachi police family quarters. The area houses not just the quarters but the New Karachi police station and the superintendent’s office as well. Although policemen are deployed at entry and exit points of the police lines, nobody saw any suspects.
Qaimkhani’s brother, Shamsher, said he found out about the incident when his sister-in-law called him. “She said he was lying injured in the gallery when she found him.” By the time Shamsher got to the house, Qaimkhani had died. The bereaved brother believes it was a target killing. He alleged that the suspects were already in the house when his brother entered and they must have used a silencer because otherwise someone would have heard a gunshot.
Qaimkhani had been serving the police for the last 20 years.
The police officer was also part of the operations in the 1990s. He was posted to New Karachi, along with former SHOs Taufeeq Zahid and Zeeshan Kazmi, who both died in alleged incidents of target killings earlier.
During that operation, New Karachi was a hot spot, where many activists of a political party were allegedly tortured and killed. Although Qaimkhani was part of a team that operated against the political party workers, “he did not play a vital role”, said Shamsher. Nor did his brother ever mention any disputes or enemies.
Qaimkhani was shot when he came back home after offering Fajr prayers. A policeman said he did not go back home immediately after the prayers. “He would often spend some time talking to other policemen after Fajr,” he added. After around an hour-and-a-half, the policemen heard about his death.
The neighbours and policemen gathered at the house when they heard Qaimkhani’s wife screaming. The victim was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.
SP Zafar Iqbal Malik told The Express Tribune that a case has been lodged and a team headed by him and SP Investigations has also been formed.
SI Zulfiqar Qaimkhani had been posted to several police stations in the city, including Sharifabad, Bilal Colony, Khwaja Ajmir Nagri, New Karachi and New Karachi Industrial Area. At present, he was working at the security zone, west. He was had been transferred here from Bilal Colony police station (where he was the SHO) two-and-a-half months ago.
New Karachi SHO Kamal Naseem said that the deceased was not working on any sensitive cases at present but he might have been killed over a previous case.
Qaimkhani hailed from rural Sindh. He is survived by a wife and six children.
His funeral prayers were offered in the mosque located in police lines. He was laid to rest at the Orangi Town graveyard.
FIR No. 82/11 was registered against unidentified persons on behalf of Shamsher.
Meanwhile, a head constable was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on the National Highway in Shah Latif police station limits on Sunday evening. Ali Buksh, 36, was the resident of Hassan Goth in Bin Qasim Town and was posted at the Sukkhan police station. SHO Mulazim Hussain told The Express Tribune that two armed men riding a motorcycle shot and killed the victim near Jogi Morr. He was shot twice, SHO Hussain added.
The police termed the incident target killing. The deceased hailed from interior Sindh. His body was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for an autopsy. No case has been registered yet.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 18th, 2011.
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Two cops among three killed in Karachi target killings
* Police cracks down on terrorists, anti-social elements in Bin Qasim area
Staff Report
KARACHI: Three people, including two police cops, were shot dead in incidents of target killing in separate parts of the provincial capital on Sunday.
A sub-inspector (SI) was gunned down in New Karachi Police Lane within the limits of New Karachi police station. The incident took place when 40-year-old Zulfiqar Qaimkhani was standing outside his police quarter.
As he was about to enter his house, an armed man reached there and opened fire at him, killing him after few minutes.
The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH), where scores of police officers and personnel had also gathered.
Police registered an FIR against unidentified man on the complaint of victim’s brother and initiated probe into the case.
An investigation officer said it was an incident of target killing. “He was not working on a case of a sensitive nature presently and there is a likelihood that the assassin might have felt offended by him in the past that led him to murder him,” he said.
In another incident a head constable (HC) of Sukkhun police station was shot dead on National Highway in the remits of Shah Latif police station.
Ali Bux, 35, was the resident of Hassan Panhwar Goth Bin Qasim Town. Two men arrived on a motorcycle and sprayed him with bullets near Jogi Moor on National Highway as he was heading to Sukkhun police station.
He received two bullets on his head and died on the spot. The culprits, however, managed to escape from the scene. SHO Mulazim Hussain said the victim hailed from Mir Pir (Interior Sindh), adding that it was an incident of target killing.
It is pertinent to mention here that at least five police cops were shot dead in two days but police officials said all of them were not killed due to target killing.
Police sources said Bin Qasim police had been cracking down on terrorists and anti-state elements.
Separately, police found a bullet-riddled body of a man from North Karachi in the limits of Khawaja Ajmair Nagri police station.
Identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained while police found his body from sector 11-A, in front of Nadeem Avenue.
DSP Altaf Hussain said locals informed police that a body was lying unattended. “Police rushed to the scene and recovered the body,” he said, adding that the victim was wearing shalwar kameez. “Police also recovered four empty shells of 9MM lying near his body,” he said. Police registered case against unidentified men on the complaint of state.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Six more people have been killed in Karachi, including a police sub-inspector and three women.
Unidentified men killed a Police Sub-Inspector Zulfiqar at his doorstep in New Karachi police quarters. The body of the deceased official have been shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
The dead bodies of two women were found near Nipa Chowrangi. The police said that they were murdered after being tortured.
According to police, a body of an unidentified man was found in North Karachi sector 11. A police official said that the deceased was abducted before being shot.
A couple was shot dead in their house in Baldia Town. They were identified as 28-year-old Farhan Qadri and 26-year-old Yasmin.
The death toll of violent incidents in the city in last 24-hours reached to 15.
Target killings claim eight more lives in Karachi
* Activists of MQM, ANP, MQM-H, JI among those killed
By Atif Raza
KARACHI: Targeted killings claimed eight more lives, including that of activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Awami National Party (ANP), Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) and a police officer, in different parts of the provincial capital on Saturday.
A 37-year-old MQM worker, identified as Malik Ayub, was killed and another was wounded in an incident of firing near Daak Khana in the jurisdiction of Liaquatabad police station on Saturday evening.
Police officials said the incident occurred when the victim was sitting at his paint shop when unidentified culprits opened indiscriminate firing at him.
A Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) worker, identified as Abdullah Ansari, was gunned down in Malir Tanki area in the jurisdiction of Khokhrapar police station.
Police officials said the deceased was killed while returning home from the MQM-H’s temporary headquarters in Landhi area.
An activist of Awami National Party (ANP) was killed in Sherpao Colony in the limits of Quaidabad police station.
The deceased, Najeeb Ahmed, was a security guard of ANP District Malir Chief Security Officer Jamal Khan Afridi.
Separately, a youth was shot dead near Shah Faisal River in the limits of Sharafi Goth police station. His body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where he was identified as 23-year-old Imran, a resident of Korangi No 3.
Separately, a young man named Ali Ahmed Baloch, a stall owner, was gunned down in a bazaar when he was winding up his business.
Two armed men arrived at the scene and after exchanging hot words with him opened fire at him. As a result, he died on the spot.
An assistant police officer (ASI) was gunned down while the other was injured in Block Z in the limits of Gulshan Maymar police station.
The victim, 40-year-old Azam Jakhrani, was standing outside his relative’s house situated at Block Z, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Gaddap Town, when unidentified armed men opened fire at him. He received six bullets, while Tariq, his neighbour, also sustained injuries.
Separately, a police cop of Sindh Reserve Police (SRP) was gunned down while offering resistance to a robbery bid near Sea View Beach in the limits of Darakhshan police station.
The victim, 30-year-old Asif, was taking a stroll near the sea side along with his family when two armed men tried to snatch jewellery from his wife to which he offered resistance and was met by firing in return. He died on the spot.
A restaurant owner was killed while two others were injured near an inquiry office in the limits of Nazimabad police station.
The incident took place in Nazimabad No 2, when two armed men opened fire at a hotel. As a result, 32-year-old Abdul Wasay received bullets and died instantly.
Police found a dead body of a man from Saadi Town in the jurisdiction of Malir Cantt police station. Identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained.
Separately, police found body of Junaid Zahidi, a Jamaat-e-Islami former naib nazim from UC-7, Gulshan Town, in Saadi Town in the jurisdiction of Malir Cantt police station.
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Karachi violence: 12 including 2 policemen killed, 11 injured
Karachi violence: 12 including 2 policemen killed, 11 injured At least twelve persons were killed and eleven injured in separate violent incidents in Karachi.
According to police, some unknown persons started firing on a hotel in Nazimabad and killed Wasif, while Sajid and Faizan injured in the incident.
Unidentified armed men killed a boy in Sharafi Goth who was identified as Imran. An unidentified body was found in Sadi Town area of Malir.
According to police, Rs 50,000 were also found with the dead body.
Meanwhile, Abdullah Insari was shot dead in Golden ground, also in Malir. He was worker of a political party.
In another incident, Najjeb was killedin Quaidabad, while 35-year-old-Ayoub, former worker of a political party, was shot dead by some unknown persons in Liaqautabad.
Moreover, a police official Azam was shot dead by some unidentified motorists in Gulshan-e-Memar. He belonged to Jacobabad Police.
Some unidentified men gunned down Ahmad Ali in Gulistan-e-Johar area, while a police official Asif was killed in resisting dacoity attempt on Sea View. A 12-year-old boy was shot at accidently.
Amin and Habib were injured in Korangi Bilal Colony, while Faraz and Sheraz near Malir City and Jinnah Square and two unknown persons were injured near Manzoor Colony and Landhi Future Mor in separate firing incidents.
On the other side, former MQM councillor Nauman Bukhari’s murder case was registered in Khokhrapar Police Station against three workers of a political party namely Tariq alias Dancer, Shamshad Ghauri and Zafar alias Raangar. A police official committed suicide while the reason behind this act could not be known.
Dead bodies of a husband and wife were found from a house in Baldia Town.
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Karachi violence: ‘Semi curfew’ to be imposed for search operations
A Rangers’ personnel keeps watch at a checkpoint on Sunday. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI: Confusion prevailed after authorities talked about slapping a ‘semi-curfew’ ahead of launching search operations in volatile areas of Karachi to curb rising violence. However, no timeframe was given for any police action.
But as restrictions on pillion riding were re-imposed in the city on Sunday, there were expectations that the police operation would commence soon after.
And yet, the steps had no effect on the killings in the city as six more people are said to have fallen prey to targeted killings on the fourth consecutive day of violence. This brings the death toll during the same period to 33.
The targeted killings, which have continued in the wake of failed political dialogue, speak volumes about government strategy and the performance of law-enforcement agencies.
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik first coined the term ‘semi-curfew’ at Karachi airport before leaving for Islamabad. He later clarified that a “curfew-like” situation “would be enforced in sensitive parts of the city” to curb violence.
The clarification was necessitated after security personnel were confused over the usage of the term “curfew” and panic broke out in violence-hit areas.
Authorities have decided to increase police and Ranger presence in violence-prone areas. This was decided at a meeting held by Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, which was attended by the federal interior minister.
According to the strategy, aerial surveillance would be intensified and helicopters would be used to airdrop police commandos to contain armed conflicts.
Law-enforcement agencies have also been asked to take action against users of stolen or snatched cellular phones.
People living in affected areas have been asked to keep their CNICs with them and they will only be allowed to go about their work after proper scrutiny.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is also tasked to keep an eye on possible movement of suspicious elements at Karachi airport to stop them from escaping from the city.
At Karachi airport, Rehman Malik appreciated the security agencies’ performance and said that recent arrests would help reduce violence in the city.
“The government will not allow anyone to disrupt Karachi’s peace. Motives behind these killings are being evaluated,” Malik said. “A third force, which wants to start a confrontation between coalition partners, is involved in (these) shootings. Some elements are trying to hatch a conspiracy to trigger a clash between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP), but they will not succeed.”
Commenting on Rehman Malik’s assertions about ‘semi curfew’, adviser to the Sindh chief minister Waqar Mehdi, told The Express Tribune that restriction would only be imposed in areas where a crackdown against criminal elements is conducted. “Restrictions will be applicable in sensitive areas and will be similar to those encountered during curfew,” Mehdi said.
During the operation, he said no one would be allowed outside their homes and the entire area would be sealed during the duration of the operation, adding that vehicles would not be allowed on roads and shops would be shut.
Local residents, he said, would only be allowed into the area or leave their homes in case of an emergency if their CNICs check out.
Lists of wanted assassins and criminals, compiled on the basis of intelligence reports, have been handed over to the police and Rangers officials, who “will decide the timing of the operation”.
Stressing the need for maintaining the element of surprise in conducting the crackdown, he said: “It was decided that the operation will be conducted in a lightening-like manner. No timeframe will be announced. Maybe it will start from Sunday night, maybe later.”
He said a crackdown would be carried in Orangi Town, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Pehalwan Goth, Rabia City, Abul Hassan Isphani Road, Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, North Karachi and some parts of Korangi, Landhi and Malir.
Panic again prevailed when some news channel aired news about the ban on pillion riding in Karachi between 9pm and 5am. However, the Sindh government was not aware of any such decision.
Meanwhile, an MQM political worker, Kashif, and a sympathiser, Jaffer, were shot dead on the Chand Bibi Road in the limits of the Risala police station.
Both of them were shot dead outside their homes.
A bullet-riddled body of a teenage boy named Ghulam Murtaza, 17, was found in Memon Goth police precincts.
A middle-aged social worker named Mohammad Ahmed was killed and another Ilyas was injured in firing on their social welfare office in Azizabad.
The body of a young man bearing torture marks was found from Dhobi Ghat in the remits of Pak Colony police station. Separately, an ANP worker named Mohammad Ajmal, who was wounded on Saturday in Al Falah police limits, succumbed to his injuries at Jinnah hospital on Sunday.
Separately, security forces said that they have captured an alleged killer from the Saddar area.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 17th, 2011.
Published: April 20, 2011
The victim, 24-year-old Amir Ahmed, son of Aslam Ali, was killed near Jewelers Market, Korangi.. DESIGN: AMIR MIRZA
KARACHI:
A Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) activist and two other men were gunned down in a drive-by shooting on Tuesday.
The victim, 24-year-old Amir Ahmed, son of Aslam Ali, was killed near Jewelers Market, Korangi, said the Awami Colony police. He lived in Sector 5-C, Landhi. It was the usual modus operandi – two men on a motorcycle shot at them before taking off. Amir was shot at least four times. Jinnah hospital staff performed the autopsy. The MQM-H’s Shamshad Ghauri confirmed that the victim was an active party worker. In the same jurisdiction, a young man’s body was found in the bushes near the Landhi Degree College in Korangi No. 6. He had been shot multiple times. This was was also taken to Jinnah hospital. Separately, the Gulbahar police found the body of an elderly man near Lasbella Bridge. He appeared to be in his 50s and was shot twice but no empty shells were found at the crime scene, which suggested that his body was thrown over the bridge. Abbasi Shaheed Hospital completed the medico-legal formalities and sent the body to the Edhi Morgue.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 20th, 2011.
Violence continues: Two political workers gunned downBy Faraz Khan
Published: April 19, 2011
Firing at MQM official’s house, tension grips Rizwan Society, Orangi
KARACHI:
Violence continued on Monday as two political workers were shot dead.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, unidentified suspects opened fire at the house of Saif Abbas, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s joint incharge of the Central Information Committee. The men shot at the house, in Federal B Area Block-10, late Sunday night, damaging Abbas’s and his neighbour’s cars. No one was injured. Saif Abbas said that he was in the house when the firing took place. “People in the neighbourhood said there were three to four men in a car and they quickly escaped [after the firing],” he informed.
MQM’s Rabita Committee has condemned the firing and they demanded the government take serious notice of the incident and arrest the perpetrators.
MQM worker gunned down
Meanwhile, the spate of drive-by shootings continued in the city on Monday. In the first incident, an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was targeted and killed in Rizwan Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, within the remits of the Sacchal police station.
The deceased was identified as 28-year-old Mirza Imran Baig. The police said the incident took place when he was on his way home in his black Hyundai. SHO Agha Shamshad said the suspects, on a motorcycle, opened fire at Baig when he was near his house. He was first taken to the nearest private hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. His body was later taken to Jinnah hospital.
The SHO confirmed the affiliation of the victim with the MQM and said that he was associated with the party’s unit 33-D. The deceased was shot twice and the police also found two empty shells of the .30 bore pistol from the crime scene.
The area was gripped with tension after the incident. Aerial firing was reported in the area and a passenger bus was also set on fire. Shops closed down and a heavy contingent of law enforcers was called in. No case has been registered yet.
PPP worker killed
A Pakistan Peoples Party worker was gunned down and another was injured in Orangi Town in Pakistan Bazaar police station limits. The two men were sitting at a teashop in Bungla Bazaar when two unidentified men, also on a motorcycle, opened indiscriminate fire. Fifty-two-year-old Asghar alias Pakistani alias Bihari died instantly while Ahmed Ali, 30, was injured.
The suspects escaped after the swift operation. Both the victims were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. According to doctors, Asghar was shot once in the chest.
PPP Karachi division information secretary Sohail Abidi told The Express Tribune condemned the incident and said the deceased was a party activist, adding that the victim’s son-in-law, Asif, is the president of PPP’s PS-95. Abidi said the victim, Asghar, also participated in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s death anniversary in Larkana.
However, a senior Orangi police, requesting anonymity, said there was the victim was not affiliated to the PPP or any other party. “The PPP is trying to exploit the murder,” he told The Express Tribune. “He was a notorious land grabber and we are gathering the records of his cases.”
He said the armed men fired at least eight rounds and the police also found empty shells of a .30 bore pistol.
Unidentified body found
Separately, a young man was shot dead at Rashid Minhas Road within the remits of the Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station. The victim is yet to be identified.
The police found his body near Lal Flats, Gulshan-e-Iqbal. SHO Asif Jhakrani said the victim was shot once in the head and once in the chest.
His body was taken to Jinnah hospital for an autopsy. The police said they found two empty shells near the body.
The police have registered a case against unidentified men on behalf of the state and investigations are under way.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 19th, 2011.
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Target killings claim three more lives in Karachi
* MQM, PPP activists among those killed
* Bullet-riddled body found in Gulshan-e-Iqbal
Staff Report
KARACHI: Three more people lost their lives in incidents of target killings in different parts of Karachi on Monday. Those killed included one activist each of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
An MQM activist was gunned down in Rizwan Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal in the jurisdiction of Sacchal police station. The victim, 28-year-old Mirza Imran Baig alias Immi, son of Naseem Baig, was a resident of Rizwan Society and was shot while on his way home in a black Hyundai car. Two armed men, on a motorcycle, opened fire at him as he reached near his house. Imran sustained serious injuries and died on his way to a hospital.
After the incident, tension gripped the entire locality and all shops and markets were closed. Heavy aerial firing was reported in the Sacchal area while unidentified miscreants also torched a mini bus. No case could be registered till filing of this report.
In another incident, an activist of the PPP was shot dead while another was injured in Orangi Town within the limits of Pakistan Bazar police station. The incident took place at Tehzeeb Kabab House, situated at Sector 15-B of the Orangi Town. Two armed men reached on a motorcycle and sprayed bullets on the hotel. Resultantly, Asghar, 53, alias Bihari, son of Habib died on the spot, while Ahmed Ali, 28, son of Mohammad Hussain, sustained injuries. The armed men managed to flee the scene.
Police shifted the dead body and the injured to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal procedure on the body and medical treatment to the wounded. Hospital sources informed that Asghar received one bullet in his heart while the condition of injured person was out of danger. SP Khurram Waris said that the victim was a resident of the same area.
PPP Karachi division Information Secretary Sohail Abdi said that the victim was an active worker of PPP and his son-in-law Asif is the current area president of the PPP, adding that the victim was a father of 10 children.
Separately, body of a young man was found near Lal Flats, Gulshan-e-Iqbal in the limits of Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station. The identity of the victim was yet to be ascertained. SHO Asif Jakhrani said that the victim received two bullets, one each on his head and chest, adding that the victim wore trousers-shirt and appeared to be of Pakhtoon descent. The body was transported to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities and later moved to the Edhi Morgue for identification purpose. Police officials said that the police found two empty shells near victim’s body. Police have registered a case against unidentified men on the complaint of state and initiated the probe.
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Attacking the defenders : 2 policemen gunned down
By Faraz Khan
Published: April 18, 2011
Former SHO Zulfiqar Qaimkhani. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
A police officer and former SHO was gunned down inside his house within the jurisdiction of New Karachi police early Sunday morning.
Forty-one-year-old Zulfiqar Qaimkhani was shot and killed in the New Karachi police family quarters. The area houses not just the quarters but the New Karachi police station and the superintendent’s office as well. Although policemen are deployed at entry and exit points of the police lines, nobody saw any suspects.
Qaimkhani’s brother, Shamsher, said he found out about the incident when his sister-in-law called him. “She said he was lying injured in the gallery when she found him.” By the time Shamsher got to the house, Qaimkhani had died. The bereaved brother believes it was a target killing. He alleged that the suspects were already in the house when his brother entered and they must have used a silencer because otherwise someone would have heard a gunshot.
Qaimkhani had been serving the police for the last 20 years.
The police officer was also part of the operations in the 1990s. He was posted to New Karachi, along with former SHOs Taufeeq Zahid and Zeeshan Kazmi, who both died in alleged incidents of target killings earlier.
During that operation, New Karachi was a hot spot, where many activists of a political party were allegedly tortured and killed. Although Qaimkhani was part of a team that operated against the political party workers, “he did not play a vital role”, said Shamsher. Nor did his brother ever mention any disputes or enemies.
Qaimkhani was shot when he came back home after offering Fajr prayers. A policeman said he did not go back home immediately after the prayers. “He would often spend some time talking to other policemen after Fajr,” he added. After around an hour-and-a-half, the policemen heard about his death.
The neighbours and policemen gathered at the house when they heard Qaimkhani’s wife screaming. The victim was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.
SP Zafar Iqbal Malik told The Express Tribune that a case has been lodged and a team headed by him and SP Investigations has also been formed.
SI Zulfiqar Qaimkhani had been posted to several police stations in the city, including Sharifabad, Bilal Colony, Khwaja Ajmir Nagri, New Karachi and New Karachi Industrial Area. At present, he was working at the security zone, west. He was had been transferred here from Bilal Colony police station (where he was the SHO) two-and-a-half months ago.
New Karachi SHO Kamal Naseem said that the deceased was not working on any sensitive cases at present but he might have been killed over a previous case.
Qaimkhani hailed from rural Sindh. He is survived by a wife and six children.
His funeral prayers were offered in the mosque located in police lines. He was laid to rest at the Orangi Town graveyard.
FIR No. 82/11 was registered against unidentified persons on behalf of Shamsher.
Meanwhile, a head constable was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on the National Highway in Shah Latif police station limits on Sunday evening. Ali Buksh, 36, was the resident of Hassan Goth in Bin Qasim Town and was posted at the Sukkhan police station. SHO Mulazim Hussain told The Express Tribune that two armed men riding a motorcycle shot and killed the victim near Jogi Morr. He was shot twice, SHO Hussain added.
The police termed the incident target killing. The deceased hailed from interior Sindh. His body was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for an autopsy. No case has been registered yet.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 18th, 2011.
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Two cops among three killed in Karachi target killings
* Police cracks down on terrorists, anti-social elements in Bin Qasim area
Staff Report
KARACHI: Three people, including two police cops, were shot dead in incidents of target killing in separate parts of the provincial capital on Sunday.
A sub-inspector (SI) was gunned down in New Karachi Police Lane within the limits of New Karachi police station. The incident took place when 40-year-old Zulfiqar Qaimkhani was standing outside his police quarter.
As he was about to enter his house, an armed man reached there and opened fire at him, killing him after few minutes.
The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH), where scores of police officers and personnel had also gathered.
Police registered an FIR against unidentified man on the complaint of victim’s brother and initiated probe into the case.
An investigation officer said it was an incident of target killing. “He was not working on a case of a sensitive nature presently and there is a likelihood that the assassin might have felt offended by him in the past that led him to murder him,” he said.
In another incident a head constable (HC) of Sukkhun police station was shot dead on National Highway in the remits of Shah Latif police station.
Ali Bux, 35, was the resident of Hassan Panhwar Goth Bin Qasim Town. Two men arrived on a motorcycle and sprayed him with bullets near Jogi Moor on National Highway as he was heading to Sukkhun police station.
He received two bullets on his head and died on the spot. The culprits, however, managed to escape from the scene. SHO Mulazim Hussain said the victim hailed from Mir Pir (Interior Sindh), adding that it was an incident of target killing.
It is pertinent to mention here that at least five police cops were shot dead in two days but police officials said all of them were not killed due to target killing.
Police sources said Bin Qasim police had been cracking down on terrorists and anti-state elements.
Separately, police found a bullet-riddled body of a man from North Karachi in the limits of Khawaja Ajmair Nagri police station.
Identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained while police found his body from sector 11-A, in front of Nadeem Avenue.
DSP Altaf Hussain said locals informed police that a body was lying unattended. “Police rushed to the scene and recovered the body,” he said, adding that the victim was wearing shalwar kameez. “Police also recovered four empty shells of 9MM lying near his body,” he said. Police registered case against unidentified men on the complaint of state.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Six more people have been killed in Karachi, including a police sub-inspector and three women.
Unidentified men killed a Police Sub-Inspector Zulfiqar at his doorstep in New Karachi police quarters. The body of the deceased official have been shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
The dead bodies of two women were found near Nipa Chowrangi. The police said that they were murdered after being tortured.
According to police, a body of an unidentified man was found in North Karachi sector 11. A police official said that the deceased was abducted before being shot.
A couple was shot dead in their house in Baldia Town. They were identified as 28-year-old Farhan Qadri and 26-year-old Yasmin.
The death toll of violent incidents in the city in last 24-hours reached to 15.
Target killings claim eight more lives in Karachi
* Activists of MQM, ANP, MQM-H, JI among those killed
By Atif Raza
KARACHI: Targeted killings claimed eight more lives, including that of activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Awami National Party (ANP), Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) and a police officer, in different parts of the provincial capital on Saturday.
A 37-year-old MQM worker, identified as Malik Ayub, was killed and another was wounded in an incident of firing near Daak Khana in the jurisdiction of Liaquatabad police station on Saturday evening.
Police officials said the incident occurred when the victim was sitting at his paint shop when unidentified culprits opened indiscriminate firing at him.
A Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) worker, identified as Abdullah Ansari, was gunned down in Malir Tanki area in the jurisdiction of Khokhrapar police station.
Police officials said the deceased was killed while returning home from the MQM-H’s temporary headquarters in Landhi area.
An activist of Awami National Party (ANP) was killed in Sherpao Colony in the limits of Quaidabad police station.
The deceased, Najeeb Ahmed, was a security guard of ANP District Malir Chief Security Officer Jamal Khan Afridi.
Separately, a youth was shot dead near Shah Faisal River in the limits of Sharafi Goth police station. His body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where he was identified as 23-year-old Imran, a resident of Korangi No 3.
Separately, a young man named Ali Ahmed Baloch, a stall owner, was gunned down in a bazaar when he was winding up his business.
Two armed men arrived at the scene and after exchanging hot words with him opened fire at him. As a result, he died on the spot.
An assistant police officer (ASI) was gunned down while the other was injured in Block Z in the limits of Gulshan Maymar police station.
The victim, 40-year-old Azam Jakhrani, was standing outside his relative’s house situated at Block Z, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Gaddap Town, when unidentified armed men opened fire at him. He received six bullets, while Tariq, his neighbour, also sustained injuries.
Separately, a police cop of Sindh Reserve Police (SRP) was gunned down while offering resistance to a robbery bid near Sea View Beach in the limits of Darakhshan police station.
The victim, 30-year-old Asif, was taking a stroll near the sea side along with his family when two armed men tried to snatch jewellery from his wife to which he offered resistance and was met by firing in return. He died on the spot.
A restaurant owner was killed while two others were injured near an inquiry office in the limits of Nazimabad police station.
The incident took place in Nazimabad No 2, when two armed men opened fire at a hotel. As a result, 32-year-old Abdul Wasay received bullets and died instantly.
Police found a dead body of a man from Saadi Town in the jurisdiction of Malir Cantt police station. Identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained.
Separately, police found body of Junaid Zahidi, a Jamaat-e-Islami former naib nazim from UC-7, Gulshan Town, in Saadi Town in the jurisdiction of Malir Cantt police station.
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Karachi violence: 12 including 2 policemen killed, 11 injured
Karachi violence: 12 including 2 policemen killed, 11 injured At least twelve persons were killed and eleven injured in separate violent incidents in Karachi.
According to police, some unknown persons started firing on a hotel in Nazimabad and killed Wasif, while Sajid and Faizan injured in the incident.
Unidentified armed men killed a boy in Sharafi Goth who was identified as Imran. An unidentified body was found in Sadi Town area of Malir.
According to police, Rs 50,000 were also found with the dead body.
Meanwhile, Abdullah Insari was shot dead in Golden ground, also in Malir. He was worker of a political party.
In another incident, Najjeb was killedin Quaidabad, while 35-year-old-Ayoub, former worker of a political party, was shot dead by some unknown persons in Liaqautabad.
Moreover, a police official Azam was shot dead by some unidentified motorists in Gulshan-e-Memar. He belonged to Jacobabad Police.
Some unidentified men gunned down Ahmad Ali in Gulistan-e-Johar area, while a police official Asif was killed in resisting dacoity attempt on Sea View. A 12-year-old boy was shot at accidently.
Amin and Habib were injured in Korangi Bilal Colony, while Faraz and Sheraz near Malir City and Jinnah Square and two unknown persons were injured near Manzoor Colony and Landhi Future Mor in separate firing incidents.
On the other side, former MQM councillor Nauman Bukhari’s murder case was registered in Khokhrapar Police Station against three workers of a political party namely Tariq alias Dancer, Shamshad Ghauri and Zafar alias Raangar. A police official committed suicide while the reason behind this act could not be known.
Dead bodies of a husband and wife were found from a house in Baldia Town.
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Karachi violence: ‘Semi curfew’ to be imposed for search operations
A Rangers’ personnel keeps watch at a checkpoint on Sunday. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI: Confusion prevailed after authorities talked about slapping a ‘semi-curfew’ ahead of launching search operations in volatile areas of Karachi to curb rising violence. However, no timeframe was given for any police action.
But as restrictions on pillion riding were re-imposed in the city on Sunday, there were expectations that the police operation would commence soon after.
And yet, the steps had no effect on the killings in the city as six more people are said to have fallen prey to targeted killings on the fourth consecutive day of violence. This brings the death toll during the same period to 33.
The targeted killings, which have continued in the wake of failed political dialogue, speak volumes about government strategy and the performance of law-enforcement agencies.
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik first coined the term ‘semi-curfew’ at Karachi airport before leaving for Islamabad. He later clarified that a “curfew-like” situation “would be enforced in sensitive parts of the city” to curb violence.
The clarification was necessitated after security personnel were confused over the usage of the term “curfew” and panic broke out in violence-hit areas.
Authorities have decided to increase police and Ranger presence in violence-prone areas. This was decided at a meeting held by Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, which was attended by the federal interior minister.
According to the strategy, aerial surveillance would be intensified and helicopters would be used to airdrop police commandos to contain armed conflicts.
Law-enforcement agencies have also been asked to take action against users of stolen or snatched cellular phones.
People living in affected areas have been asked to keep their CNICs with them and they will only be allowed to go about their work after proper scrutiny.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is also tasked to keep an eye on possible movement of suspicious elements at Karachi airport to stop them from escaping from the city.
At Karachi airport, Rehman Malik appreciated the security agencies’ performance and said that recent arrests would help reduce violence in the city.
“The government will not allow anyone to disrupt Karachi’s peace. Motives behind these killings are being evaluated,” Malik said. “A third force, which wants to start a confrontation between coalition partners, is involved in (these) shootings. Some elements are trying to hatch a conspiracy to trigger a clash between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP), but they will not succeed.”
Commenting on Rehman Malik’s assertions about ‘semi curfew’, adviser to the Sindh chief minister Waqar Mehdi, told The Express Tribune that restriction would only be imposed in areas where a crackdown against criminal elements is conducted. “Restrictions will be applicable in sensitive areas and will be similar to those encountered during curfew,” Mehdi said.
During the operation, he said no one would be allowed outside their homes and the entire area would be sealed during the duration of the operation, adding that vehicles would not be allowed on roads and shops would be shut.
Local residents, he said, would only be allowed into the area or leave their homes in case of an emergency if their CNICs check out.
Lists of wanted assassins and criminals, compiled on the basis of intelligence reports, have been handed over to the police and Rangers officials, who “will decide the timing of the operation”.
Stressing the need for maintaining the element of surprise in conducting the crackdown, he said: “It was decided that the operation will be conducted in a lightening-like manner. No timeframe will be announced. Maybe it will start from Sunday night, maybe later.”
He said a crackdown would be carried in Orangi Town, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Pehalwan Goth, Rabia City, Abul Hassan Isphani Road, Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, North Karachi and some parts of Korangi, Landhi and Malir.
Panic again prevailed when some news channel aired news about the ban on pillion riding in Karachi between 9pm and 5am. However, the Sindh government was not aware of any such decision.
Meanwhile, an MQM political worker, Kashif, and a sympathiser, Jaffer, were shot dead on the Chand Bibi Road in the limits of the Risala police station.
Both of them were shot dead outside their homes.
A bullet-riddled body of a teenage boy named Ghulam Murtaza, 17, was found in Memon Goth police precincts.
A middle-aged social worker named Mohammad Ahmed was killed and another Ilyas was injured in firing on their social welfare office in Azizabad.
The body of a young man bearing torture marks was found from Dhobi Ghat in the remits of Pak Colony police station. Separately, an ANP worker named Mohammad Ajmal, who was wounded on Saturday in Al Falah police limits, succumbed to his injuries at Jinnah hospital on Sunday.
Separately, security forces said that they have captured an alleged killer from the Saddar area.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 17th, 2011.
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