Lawlessness: Karachi traders demands deployment of army, threaten strike on Nov 8
Submitted by PPI News Agency on October 19, 2012 – 10:27 am
Karachi: The business representatives of the city have decided to give strike call on November 8, 2012 in protest against the worsening law and order situation in Karachi.
Addressing a cr press conference here at Federation House the acting President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Haroon Rashid along with former President S M Muneer threatened to shut down the entire city on November 8, if the government failed taking serious action against unstoppable target killing, extortion and terrorism by various elements including some of them belonged to the ruling coalition parties.
Haroon said that the civil administration has been failed miserably to take any action against the criminals and terrorists while police and rangers have expressed their inability to control the situation as in case of arrest of the criminals the bigwigs of coalition parties get them released without any action against them. “The situation has now become so horrible that the terrorists are now quoting their cell numbers openly to the victims and making challenge that no one could take action against them”, he said adding that over 350 representatives of majority of the trade and industrial associations besides representatives of shutter-power in Karachi have now earnestly demanded in the meeting to call Pakistan Army under Constitution’s Article 245 to carry out operation against the culprits in Karachi.
He said that Pakistan Army is legally authorized under the constitution to take control of any area which is deemed necessary and restore peace. “If Army operation is carried out in Swat against terrorists why not in Karachi”, he questioned. Karachi generates 70 per cent of the country’s revenue and more important than any other part of the country as it feeds entire country and contributes towards defence budget, he said.
S M Muneer said that the business community has not only decided to take extreme action but has demanded of the Army Chief to carry out operation in Karachi to restore law and order. “We are not against the democracy but calling army to restore peace when situation gets out of control in any part of country, it’s appropriate under constitution”, Meneer said.
He called for all business factions in the country including Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry to get united and act on one point agenda that is restoration of law and order.
He said that industrialists were already facing power and gas crisis in the city besides law and order situation and now water crisis has emerged in Karachi as water tankers have gone to strike from today. Factories are closing down in such a situation and export target would not even touch $23billion as against target of $30 billion. He said that entire economy of the country is sinking fast and in such a scenario extreme action has become necessary now. He also announced to hold all Pakistan Businessmen Convention in Lahore to further decided line of action.
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pkuser2k12
ok for a minute let's suppose we bring in Army!
THEN WHAT? what do we expect the Army to come & do?
this is a question I hope someone can answer! Army will come in & target who? and how will army judge targets to be fair or be political in nature?
Ok ... let people die ... You are not suffering but people of Karachi .................