President chairs meeting over Karachi's extortion problem in Islamabad
Zardari directs provincial, federal law enforcement agencies to to take action against culprits.
ISLAMABAD:
President Asif Ali Zardari presided over a meeting on Karachi's law and order situation at the Presidency in Islamabad on Thursday.
The meeting recognised the problem of extortion in Karachi. The President directed Sindh and federal authorities to book all those involved in extortion and other heinous crimes in the metropolis.
MQM, the government's coalition partner in provincial and national assemblies, along with the city's business community have been protesting against increasing incidents of extortion in Karachi.
Frustrated, MQM had gone as far to boycott the President’s historic joint parliamentary address. Sensing it would be disastrous for the ruling coalition to mark the historic event without one of its biggest coalition partners sitting in the treasury benches, Zardari made an 11th hour phone call to MQM chief Altaf Hussain to reverse that decision.
The President had even tasked Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik to visit the city. The Minister set up special cells among law enforcement agencies in collaboration with the business community to better monitor and tackle extortion.
President Asif Ali Zardari presided over a meeting on Karachi's law and order situation at the Presidency in Islamabad on Thursday.
The meeting recognised the problem of extortion in Karachi. The President directed Sindh and federal authorities to book all those involved in extortion and other heinous crimes in the metropolis.
MQM, the government's coalition partner in provincial and national assemblies, along with the city's business community have been protesting against increasing incidents of extortion in Karachi.
Frustrated, MQM had gone as far to boycott the President’s historic joint parliamentary address. Sensing it would be disastrous for the ruling coalition to mark the historic event without one of its biggest coalition partners sitting in the treasury benches, Zardari made an 11th hour phone call to MQM chief Altaf Hussain to reverse that decision.
The President had even tasked Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik to visit the city. The Minister set up special cells among law enforcement agencies in collaboration with the business community to better monitor and tackle extortion.