KARACHI [Pakistan], Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chief Munim Zafar has condemned the killing of a teenager by street gangs in Karachi for protesting against robbery, ARY News reports.
Speaking to the media on Sunday, JI Karachi urged the Sindh government to take action in view of the deteriorating law and order situation in the city.
In the last five months, 80 people have lost their lives in attacks by criminals.
According to ARY News, Zafar said that no site in the province is safe, as residents of the metropolis and river areas are suffering as a result of rising crime rates.
It is pertinent to mention here that murders in robberies have recorded a huge increase in 2024, with a total of 56 murders so far and over 200 civilians injured.Karachi, with its turbulent history of crime, is familiar with the danger of lawlessness. In recent times, the city has struggled with rampant street crime, robberies, drug-related crimes, and encounters with law enforcement.
Street criminals operate with impunity, targeting civilians in broad daylight, outside banks, amid traffic jams and in bustling markets, Dawn reports, and resort to violence when faced with resistance.
President Asif Ali Zardari's recent instructions to the Chief Minister of Sindh underline the seriousness of the situation.
He called for cooperation between the provinces and urged a comprehensive crackdown against street criminals in Karachi as well as drug traffickers and bandits in the riverine areas of upper Sindh and southern Punjab.Although some crime control measures have been reported, such as the revival of the Shaheen Force, an upgraded Madhagaar-15 helpline, e-tagging of repeat offenders and implementation of the Sindh Smart Surveillance System, the response has been reactive rather than proactive.
The figures cited in the Dawn report highlight the scale of the challenge: 47 of the 103 abductions were not reported, while 104 persons were recovered, while 19 are still missing. Daily road crime incidents have declined from 252.32 in January to 166.2 in April.
According to Dawn report, 27 of the 48 incidents have been identified, resulting in 49 deaths, leading to 43 arrests and 13 police encounters, though with controversial implications.
Speaking to the media on Sunday, JI Karachi urged the Sindh government to take action in view of the deteriorating law and order situation in the city.
In the last five months, 80 people have lost their lives in attacks by criminals.
According to ARY News, Zafar said that no site in the province is safe, as residents of the metropolis and river areas are suffering as a result of rising crime rates.
It is pertinent to mention here that murders in robberies have recorded a huge increase in 2024, with a total of 56 murders so far and over 200 civilians injured.Karachi, with its turbulent history of crime, is familiar with the danger of lawlessness. In recent times, the city has struggled with rampant street crime, robberies, drug-related crimes, and encounters with law enforcement.
Street criminals operate with impunity, targeting civilians in broad daylight, outside banks, amid traffic jams and in bustling markets, Dawn reports, and resort to violence when faced with resistance.
President Asif Ali Zardari's recent instructions to the Chief Minister of Sindh underline the seriousness of the situation.
He called for cooperation between the provinces and urged a comprehensive crackdown against street criminals in Karachi as well as drug traffickers and bandits in the riverine areas of upper Sindh and southern Punjab.Although some crime control measures have been reported, such as the revival of the Shaheen Force, an upgraded Madhagaar-15 helpline, e-tagging of repeat offenders and implementation of the Sindh Smart Surveillance System, the response has been reactive rather than proactive.
The figures cited in the Dawn report highlight the scale of the challenge: 47 of the 103 abductions were not reported, while 104 persons were recovered, while 19 are still missing. Daily road crime incidents have declined from 252.32 in January to 166.2 in April.
According to Dawn report, 27 of the 48 incidents have been identified, resulting in 49 deaths, leading to 43 arrests and 13 police encounters, though with controversial implications.
