US magazine terms Karachi 'most dangerous megacity' in the world
Reports city has a homicide rate over 25 percent higher than any other major city.
"From 2000 to 2010, Karachi's population grew more than 80 percent. That's roughly equivalent to adding more than New York City's entire population in just a decade. PHOTO: FILE
A US magazine 'Foreign Policy' has termed Karachi "the most dangerous megacity" in the world.
In a piece on Karachi's role in the global trade of methamphetamine -- an illegal psychostimulant -- Foreign Policy cited a murder rate of 12.3 per 100, 000 residents, "some 25 percent higher than any other major city".
Commenting on the recent pace of change in Karachi, the report states:
The article says that "gangs tied to political parties have long operated in the poorer parts of the city, running extortion rings and land-grab schemes", asserting that these factors have helped turn conditions in the city to one of the most fertile hotbeds for meth trade.
In a piece on Karachi's role in the global trade of methamphetamine -- an illegal psychostimulant -- Foreign Policy cited a murder rate of 12.3 per 100, 000 residents, "some 25 percent higher than any other major city".
Commenting on the recent pace of change in Karachi, the report states:
"From 2000 to 2010, Karachi's population grew more than 80 percent. That's roughly equivalent to adding more than New York City's entire population in just a decade."
The article says that "gangs tied to political parties have long operated in the poorer parts of the city, running extortion rings and land-grab schemes", asserting that these factors have helped turn conditions in the city to one of the most fertile hotbeds for meth trade.