Newly formed Lyari collective calls for Karachi to be placed under Army for 180 days
New committee called Karachi City Alliance calls for Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad to be suspended.
KARACHI:
Social and political stakeholders of Lyari announced an umbrella alliance on Thursday called the "Karachi City Alliance." As the first order of business, it has called for Sindh government to suspend Governor of Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad and hand over Karachi to the army for 180 days in order to restore peace in the city.
The demanded came forward after a meeting of different stakeholders held at Sangu Lane, Lyari, attended by leaders of Lyari, civil society and members of some political and religious parties.
Habib Jan Baloch, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader, after the meeting told PPI that Sindh governor has shown through his actions that he is not representing the federation of Pakistan, rather he is part of his political party and working on the orders of his party leader.
He said that the meeting called for an impartial and even-handed operation across the city in light of instructions of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and reports presented by law enforcement agencies during the in-camera session.
He said that different stakeholders of Lyari have formed an alliance called "Karachi City Alliance" in an attempt to restore peace in the violence prone area.
The meeting announced an ad-hoc organising committee which will initially run the alliance for three months following which its formal office-bearers would be announced. The committee would comprise Sardar Uzair Jan, Malik Ayub Awan, Zaffar Jandher, Allama Muhammad Asghar, S M Altaf Advocate and others.
People belonging to Lyari living in various cities of the country will also participate in the alliance. Lyariites living in abroad including USA, Canada, UK and France will also make an Overseas Committee which will be led by Major (retd) Nadim Dar, while Barrister Ali Khan will be the legal advisor for KCA.
Habib Jan announced that the KCA will be staging a peaceful walk from Tower to the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam on April 27, 2012, after Friday prayers which will be attended by people from all walks of the life holding Pakistan flags and white ‘peace’ flags.
Social and political stakeholders of Lyari announced an umbrella alliance on Thursday called the "Karachi City Alliance." As the first order of business, it has called for Sindh government to suspend Governor of Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad and hand over Karachi to the army for 180 days in order to restore peace in the city.
The demanded came forward after a meeting of different stakeholders held at Sangu Lane, Lyari, attended by leaders of Lyari, civil society and members of some political and religious parties.
Habib Jan Baloch, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader, after the meeting told PPI that Sindh governor has shown through his actions that he is not representing the federation of Pakistan, rather he is part of his political party and working on the orders of his party leader.
He said that the meeting called for an impartial and even-handed operation across the city in light of instructions of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and reports presented by law enforcement agencies during the in-camera session.
He said that different stakeholders of Lyari have formed an alliance called "Karachi City Alliance" in an attempt to restore peace in the violence prone area.
The meeting announced an ad-hoc organising committee which will initially run the alliance for three months following which its formal office-bearers would be announced. The committee would comprise Sardar Uzair Jan, Malik Ayub Awan, Zaffar Jandher, Allama Muhammad Asghar, S M Altaf Advocate and others.
People belonging to Lyari living in various cities of the country will also participate in the alliance. Lyariites living in abroad including USA, Canada, UK and France will also make an Overseas Committee which will be led by Major (retd) Nadim Dar, while Barrister Ali Khan will be the legal advisor for KCA.
Habib Jan announced that the KCA will be staging a peaceful walk from Tower to the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam on April 27, 2012, after Friday prayers which will be attended by people from all walks of the life holding Pakistan flags and white ‘peace’ flags.