KARACHI: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani once again reiterated that the government will take all steps necessary to stabilise Karachi and ensure peace in all areas, Express 24/7 reported on Monday.
Gilani arrived in Karachi on Monday to chair a meeting to discuss the law and order situation in the city.
The law enforcement agencies including the police and Rangers officials briefed the meeting about measures taken to deal with the ongoing violence in Karachi.
The PM assured that the businessmen and traders in the city will be provided security from extortionists.
The Awami National Party (ANP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) did not attend the meeting. ANP said that it will not attend any meeting until a line of action is decided upon.
The party's central meeting is scheduled for August 28.
Business community refuses to meet Gilani
The business community in Karachi refused to meet Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday after they were made to wait for two hours.
According to sources, traders and industrialists were scheduled to meet Gilani at 2pm on Monday afternoon at the Governor’s House in Karachi, but the prime minister was presiding over the Sindh cabinet meeting at that time.
The members of the business community argued that they are the stakeholders and the PM should meet them before chairing a cabinet meeting.
Death toll in Karachi reaches 8
Eight more people were killed in Karachi on Monday as the situation remained volatile on the seventh day of violence.
A body was found in a gunny bag from Ismail Goth in the Landhi area. Another person was killed when fired at by unidentified men in PIB Colony. The person killed was identified as Abdul Kareem Baloch. Earlier, another body was found from the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Area.
Four people were killed in the Garden Town area.
The nation’s largest city – which is home to approximately one in every ten Pakistanis – has been wracked by violence over the last week that has left scores of people dead. On Sunday, another 11 people were killed in different parts of the metropolis.
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@Shah: please stop throwing salt on our wounds
I am glad my countrymen have the pain, my country politicians have no clue or care of killings we watch tv we cry, we read internet we cry, how about the people lost their loved ones?
I am still trying to figure out what Rangers are doing in this city for more than a decade,
yeah soiled leaders we have.
SC should enforce Constitution Article190 and call the military in aid to civil power.
Now that the Chief Justice of Pakistan has taken a Suo Moto notice of the Karachi killings , the Government will not abide by the judgments of the Supreme Court as it happened in scores of judgments passed .
If Pakistan army could go to Swat to bring peace and safety, why not Karachi?. Please remember Karachi contributes over 55% GDP of the country . If there is law and order situation in Karachi,Pakistan will suffer. The present government is in power and is doing all it can do to remain in power but they are not governing. There is massive economic crisis, law and order situation.
The antics of this Government reminds one the story of the shepherd , his herd of sheep and the squirrel . The shepherd left his herd on the assurances of the squirrel to answer the call of nature. .But he returned his herd was eaten by the wicked wolf . However , he found the squirrel leaping from one branch of a tree to another
@ Shah, I have all the respect for 'Sons of the soil' and they are definitely not 'soiled'. But what they did for Sind? I have seen interior sind more than any other province and what I noticed is your land is being cultivated from hardworking labor of Punjab. So much for your loyalty with Sind?
Government is very much aware of the law and order situation in Karachi and several offenders have been arrested so far. Government has properly deployed the Rangers and other law enforcement agencies in the city. The military should be the last resort as it could undermine democracy and a military operation in the densely populated city using this blunt weapon could cause incalculable collateral damage. That could further complicate Karachi’s complex issue and afterwards the politicians could have to bear the brunt of a public backlash. At present, people of all ethnicities seem to be involved in the violence. Mainly, the Urdu speaking community, Sindhis, Pashtuns, Baloch and Punjabis constitute the city’s population and ethnic differences and hegemonic attitudes keep them at daggers drawn. It is certainly no secret that some local political parties and ethnic groups patronize different land, drug and money extortion mafias and use street criminal gangs as their foot soldiers. There are reports that three of the criminals who attacked the police bus have been arrested. A hundred other alleged assassins have also been rounded up. The government would ensure a fair trial of these criminals without giving them any leeway due to their political affiliations as our President has pledged that city’s peace has to be restored at any cost.
target killing :-@ bcz of batha mafia
@Shah: Sorry to spoil your delusions of glory but if karachi had not been a multi ethnic city it would not be the force that provides more than 70% of your economy and your taxes. Dont try to take credit for not doing anything but being born it a certain part of the country. Try to get ahead on personal merit and achievements.
When Karachi will be peace ? itz a question mark now no one want to give peace for Karachiens even the supreme institution also want not concern to take any active step.. how peace will come here itz the holy month of Ramadan but the terror is here now the Muslim killed by Muslim..
Oh no, once again PM chaired a meeting to discuss Karachi’s law and order situation.May i know how many MEETINGS and DISCUSSION held in last 6 weeks in ISLAMABAD AND IN KARACHI and till no RESULT. Mr.PM we want Peace and by MEETINGS and DISCUSSION Peace never come. Take ACTION please solid ACTION.
@Shah: LOL you are soiled? Forget about ruling Sindh, you can't even get a rallying call right.
MR shah think paksitan as ur land....not only rulers of sindh...and by the way what have u dont to stop it...i ahve seen jeay sindh working in one part of karachi...so i need to emtion the anme and your deeds....
The sons of the soiled are the rulers of Sind. JeayEy Sind
The PM will chair a high level meeting then he will give orders for the killing to stop and then .............. what??
Waste of time, direct action against known culprits is much needed or this craziness will never end.
Meetings and briefings here and there. When will they ever end? Do the politicians still require discussions on the law-and-order situation in Karachi? It's splashed in almost all major dailies and even given ample coverage on TV. What else is there to brief? What actually are being discussed in these meetings? Looking at graphs and statistics on body bags? It appears that our leaders are busy going through the motion of meetings here and there simply to be seen as doing "something" without actually resolving the problem. Political parties and their armed goons are to blame for the quagmire that is Karachi today. Why don't they admit this? Denials here and there, meetings everywhere. What else is new in Pakistan? We are all being taken for a ride.
What is the Prime Minister goiing to do in Karachi what the President failed to achieve ? He .recognise his Government's failings not only in Karachi but also with law and order situation , te flood situation , te power shortage, the gas shortage , the price hike particularly in the Holy month of Ramazan. Your Minister for Information has made a statement that Karachi situation leads economy going down hill which adds to our knowledge . Your Government is a miserable failure
They won't call in the army, police and rangers have proved worthless in their efforts or may be they are being held back, if the government can't deal with the situation may be they should distribute weapons in the city and arm the common man so at least people can go down in a noble way. This is utter madness! If the political parties won''t set aside their differences the people will rise up sooner or later and everyone will be put to justice.
yeah have to meet the targeted numbers before Aug 28, only then they'll be able to take a break!