The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Sunday accused the Sindh government of lax law and order situation and said thugs have been given a ‘license to kill’ in Karachi.
MQM-P leader Senator Faisal Sabzwari addressed the media in Karachi and said that the Interior Ministry has been with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for 16 years and the law and order situation in the province is still bad. He said several civilians were killed while standing up against looting during Ramadan. He said mobile phones worth billions of rupees were seized in the metropolis.
The senator said at a police briefing on street crime in Karachi that gangsters would not break the law without the support of the black sheep in the police station.
It should be noted that street crime has claimed the lives of dozens of residents in Karachi in the past few weeks. Many people have been killed to resist looting, especially during Ramadan.
Between January and March, at least 50 civilians were killed in street crimes. Meanwhile, six robbers were killed and 93 accused injured in 75 police encounters.
The MQM-P leader asked the provincial government to increase police patrolling in the central part of the city.
Senator Sabzwari said, “We have invited police officers and the Director General of Sindh Rangers, and we will also hold a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss law and order in the province.”
If the government does not create this system, the MQM-P itself wants to create an environmental security system regardless of what it does.
Senior politicians urged the Sindh High Court (SHC) justices to look into the problem of crime in Karachi and called all related agencies to inquire about the failure to deal with crime in the city.
“Street crime has become an industry. “The police must stop collecting Eid and defeat the criminal elements,” he said.
Sabzwari admonished Sindh Home Minister Zia ul Hassan Lanjara for his failure to control street crime, reminding him that he is the home minister of the entire province and not a coordinator of political figures.
MQM-P leader Khawaja Izharul Hasan, who was present at the press meet, sarcastically congratulated the Sindh government for appointing the inspector general as desired.
They said the law and order situation would have worsened if the wanted IG was not appointed, adding that “thugs seem to have been given a license to kill people by shooting them on mobile phones worth several thousand rupees.”
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