He was also critical of the role of the media in reporting the murders of Awami National Party (ANP) activists. “On one hand we are facing the worst target killings. When target killers are all set to ambush our people, some television channels are terming the martyrdom of our party office bearers against a battle of drug sellers to spoil their reputation,” said Syed, adding that they then declared this as the stance of the police.
“It is a conspiracy to disturb the peace of Karachi and our party activists are disturbed by the role of some channels. Channel owners should remove these black sheep from their organisations who are spoiling the media’s reputation and role,” he said.
Syed was speaking at a press conference on the law and order situation of Karachi at his residence Mardan House on Thursday. According to Syed, no one from political and religious parties is safe from target killings. He said ANP activists, office bearers and supporters are targeted and killed as part of a planned conspiracy. “The government has totally failed in giving protection to ANP activists. In the past 72 hours five of our activists have been killed.”
Syed demanded that an independent home minister should be appointed for Sindh to control the law and order situation of the city as the state agencies had failed to establish peace in the city. Responding to a question on the law and order situation during the tenure of former Sindh home ministers, Syed said, “No one can control the lawlessness and target killings in the city until you deweaponise it completely, conduct a military operation and fair elections.”
Syed issued a demand to the president and prime minister to provide protection to ANP activists. He asked party members to avoid sitting in open places and to keep an eye on every suspected person.
He also announced that his party will participate in Awami Tehreek’s rally on Sunday at Gabol Park, Lyari to commemorate those killed in the attack on the Mohabbat-e-Sindh rally on May 22.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 13th, 2012.
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I see Shahi Syed is already drawing battle lines for the upcoming elections. sadly i expect lots of bloodshed in karachi in the weeks preceding the general elections. ANP likely to be cleaned out this time around though.
Just go for a clean up operation in karachi, like the past, everyone will be as straight as a stick, all the parties including PPP,MQM, ANP are responsible for this menace. Role of international agencies also cannot be ignored.
Hypocrisy at its best............enjoying all powers, priviliges and senate seat as a result of politics of reconciliation and at the same time blaiming it for all the ills.
If ANP Karachi is not happy with the Govt., then why don't it quit the coalition? or why it does not follow the ANP of KPKH ?
@Ajaya K Dutt: Do not gloat over the misfortunes of Pakistanis lest tide is turned and you encounter the far worse situation in Indian cities.
when you people are going to vote for Pakistan hindu party (chandan singh group) and their membership drives is going on in karachi
It is a cospiracy of Hindus.
ANP in Karachi has presence in areas such as Sultanabad and other small pockets. But ANP takes bhattas from Site and Korangi industrial areas. ANP sympathisers are capturing illegal lands at Scheme 33. Their support to defunct Peoples Aman Committee is the most ominous of all since that gang has really played havoc with lives of the people and tried to create racial disharmony in the city. Shahi Syed has a good stature but he is playing bad politics.
All democratic parties, communities and religious groups unite on one point agenda to defeat militant mafia of Karachi, who rules Karachi using fear, violence, terror and fascism.
What is outcome of JIT report on the attack of Mohabat e Sindh rally? If peaceful protesters will be killed in Karachi, would it mean that in future they should take arms to protect themselves from the attacks of the biggest militia of Karachi? This is not a good solution but if state fails to protect lives of people who peacefully demonstrate for their rights in Karachi, they are forced to make measures to safeguard themselves. Pls state organs wake up and provide justice to martyred people of Mohabat e Sindh rally.
Very true, ordinary pushtoons are being killed in karachi.
Everyone knows who has been carrying out the genocide of pakhtuns in karachi.The pakhtuns have been systematically targetted,their hotels burnt,their shops ransacked,the teashops fired at.Yet through the 4 years the political parties have been sitting with each other for 'mafhamat'. This 'mafamat' has been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of pakhtuns on karachi's streets.