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Police encounter in Karachi leaves notorious Lyari gangster dead
Sources say Sadiq Gidani was associated with notorious Baba Ladla gang and wanted to police for several acts of terror
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Fleeting normalcy: Lyari gets a facelift ahead of Nisar’s rumoured visit
A heavy contingent of Rangers and KMC staff could be seen preparing for the minister’s visit.
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Ustad Mumtaz Ali Sabzal: A musical gem besieged in Lyari
The banjo maestro struggles to promote Balochi folk and survive amidst the war in Lyari.
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Law and order case: Political forces behind Lyari violence, AG tells SC
Says poor quality of handcuffs one of the reasons behind prisoners’ escape.
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Govt says war over extortion, political motives causing Lyari unrest
Sindh govt committee presents conflicting statistics on the number of IDPs.
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Mass exodus: Human flight continues as Lyari struggles for peace
Residents fear the area will wear a deserted look as more people leave within the next few days.
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Lyari ‘exodus’: Escaping violence, but not misery
Displaced Lyari residents pray for peace that will allow them to return home.
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Unrest in Karachi: Zardari gives law-enforcers a dressing down
Asks for deadline to restore peace in the metropolitan city.
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Haunted Battlefields: Documentary makers head to Lyari
They were trying to speak to members of Kutchi community as they filmed vacant streets and empty houses in the area.
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Lull before the storm?: Eerie silence in Lyari after week-long battle
Major roads, markets stayed closed till Saturday evening. A few milk shops, some cabins opened for a few hours.
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Lyari unrest: Sindh govt to act as mediator
President reportedly arrived in Karachi to preside over a law and order meeting particular in reference to Lyari.
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MQM concerned about Kutchis, other communities
The committee demanded the governor and chief minister take immediate action.
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Gunbattle continues: Mauripur Road - more than a thoroughfare in Lyari
Insiders claim fight in volatile neighbourhood is all about access to road that leads to port.
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Half the areas empty as Kutchis move out
Evacuation of the Kutchi-dominated areas in Lyari has so far forced 25,000 residents to relocate to safer places.
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Tension boils over in Lyari
The Peoples Aman Committee (PAC) denies these allegations and blame a ‘third force’.
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Lyari protests end, government given until midnight to maintain law & order
A man was killed while five others were injured at Karachi demonstration.
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All on board: In a first, MQM to join talks on Lyari law and order
Police believe all stakeholders need to be on board for peace to prevail .
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PAC’s Uzair Baloch miffed at extrajudicial killings by Rangers
Baloch questions why Lyari alone is singled out for raids by the paramilitary force.
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Ongoing turf war: Two men killed in Lyari violence
Police said the victim belonged to the Kutchi community and was killed by rival group members in the ongoing turf war.
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5 injured in Lyari grenade attack
The explosion came after days of heavy firing in the area.
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Flexing muscles: Lyariites defy blockades to reach Rangers HQ
Hundreds of residents took out a rally to protest against extrajudicial killings by the paramilitary force.
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Lyari residents' protest against Rangers comes to an end
The protesters retreated after PPP leader Abdul Qadir Patel negotiated with the Deputy Commissioner.
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Extortion demands: Old city areas turn into battlefield
Four men and a woman died while a dozen people were injured in firing.
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The story of Lyari
For the last two years, there were more holidays than schooling because of the law and order situation.
