Violence continues in Karachi

The present state of affairs will go to discredit the coalition partners of Sindh that they have failed to abandon Karachi, the business hub of the country, from killers and extortionists during the past half and four years.

It will be a specialized task to manage a tally of the killed people in the metropolis city, as so much blood has flown in Karachi.

A reported published by HRCP (Human Rights Commission Pakistan) stated that at least 740 people lost their lives in the violent incidents in the city during the past five to six months. HRCP is considered credible for maintaining record of the database.

According to the report, 107 out of these were political workers who form the single largest category of victims while the rest were targeted on account of ethnic and sectarian causes.

In the fresh wave of violence, at least people including a policeman lost their lives in various part of the country.

It is widely believed that most target killings and acts of extortion are politically motivated and backed. Earlier, only the major ethnic and religious parties had monopoly over the target killings and extortion activities but other small parties too have learnt the ropes with the passage of time.

The law enforcement agencies, particularly police, have been politicized with the appointments of blue eyed persons at major posts.

A large number of people, who physically ignored political consideration, have been physically eliminated for taking actions against criminals. Many criminal gangs have joined the chorus taking benefits of the prevailing lawlessness and chaos.

Although the government claims it has given a free hand to law enforcement agencies, particularly police and rangers, it has not helped as notorious criminals manage to escape the dragnet with the assistance of political supporters.

Last week, traders held protest demonstrations against the killings, extortionist and kidnappings of the members of their community.

Quite surprisingly, the province is moving on without a home minister since Manzoor Wasan went on leave and subsequently resigned from his post. Overburdened Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah is currently looking after the ministry.

There is little hope of peace in Karachi until the policy of giving a free hand to coalition partners continues in the province.

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Posted by Faisal Farooq on Jun 18 2012. Filed under Opinion, Pakistan, Society. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.