JI riles PPP over claims of good governance

Says over 100 people killed in street crimes in Karachi during outgoing year

KARACHI:

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Monem Zafar has said that the Pakistan People Party government placed Karachiites on the mercy of street criminals as over 100 innocent people lost their lives in roadside robberies so far during the outgoing year.

The JI stalwart expressed these views here on Saturday while responding to media reports that over 50,000 street crimes were reported in the mega city during the past 11 months.

Speaking on the occasion, he lambasted the PPP government over its towering claims regarding good governance' despite the worst performance.

Quoting a Human Rights Commission of Pakistan report, he said that street crimes marked an uptick by 11 per cent in Karachi. Similarly, he said, the crime rate also increased significantly in other other, particularly interior parts of the province.

He said that the PPP has been ruling for more than 16 years in Sindh and yet there is no respite in the streets crimes and other violent crimes in the economic nerve of Pakistan.

He demanded the authorities to purge police of black sheep. He also made a demand to recruit local youth in the department and to promote community policing.

Autonomy of universities

Zafar has told Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah that the renewed attack on autonomy of universities and dual standards for versities in Karachi and other parts of Sindh are totally unacceptable.

The JI leader expressed these views while addressing a press conference held at Idara Noor-e-Haq, the JI Karachi headquarters, here on Sunday morning. The JI stalwart also highlighted the same issue later in the day while addressing a graceful ceremony held in connection with entry test for BanoQabil 4.0 programme.

On the occasion, he announced full support for the Black Day, announced by the teachers of the University of Karachi as well as federation of all universities. He said that the Black Day would be observed across the Sindh province against clamping the autonomy of universities.