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.
Policeman in civilian clothes resorts to aerial firing to disperse protesters in Lyari. PHOTO: NNI
KARACHI:
The government of Sindh has said that it will play the role of ‘mediator’ between the people of Kutchi and Baloch communities to help overcome their differences to bring back peace to Lyari.
Speaking to The Express Tribune, the district South deputy commissioner, Jamal Mustafa Qazi, said that representatives of both communities will meet at his office in the presence of elected representatives of the PPP.
President Asif Ali Zardari reportedly arrived in Karachi on Friday to preside over a law and order meeting particular in reference to Lyari.
‘Forces at play’
Not wishing to disclose the name of any person or party, the deputy commissioner said that there was a third force which had created a rift between the Kutchi and Baloch communities.
Kutchi leader Hussain Kutchi maintained, however, that peace in Lyari was not possible until the law enforcement agencies retrieved their areas.
Qazi had, however, a different opinion, saying that leaders of the Kutchi community were not cooperating with the government. They did not point out the sensitive areas where Rangers could be deployed, he said.
Sindh information minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that the government had neither “dumped” nor ignored the people of Lyari which remained a stronghold of the PPP. “Action will start at midnight on Friday.”
Published in The Express Tribune, July 6th, 2013.
The government of Sindh has said that it will play the role of ‘mediator’ between the people of Kutchi and Baloch communities to help overcome their differences to bring back peace to Lyari.
Speaking to The Express Tribune, the district South deputy commissioner, Jamal Mustafa Qazi, said that representatives of both communities will meet at his office in the presence of elected representatives of the PPP.
President Asif Ali Zardari reportedly arrived in Karachi on Friday to preside over a law and order meeting particular in reference to Lyari.
‘Forces at play’
Not wishing to disclose the name of any person or party, the deputy commissioner said that there was a third force which had created a rift between the Kutchi and Baloch communities.
Kutchi leader Hussain Kutchi maintained, however, that peace in Lyari was not possible until the law enforcement agencies retrieved their areas.
Qazi had, however, a different opinion, saying that leaders of the Kutchi community were not cooperating with the government. They did not point out the sensitive areas where Rangers could be deployed, he said.
Sindh information minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that the government had neither “dumped” nor ignored the people of Lyari which remained a stronghold of the PPP. “Action will start at midnight on Friday.”
Published in The Express Tribune, July 6th, 2013.