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IGP reviews progress of investigations in lawyers’ murder cases
KARACHI: Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Monday chaired a meeting to review pace of investigation, being carried out into lawyers and other high profile killing cases. The meeting, which was attended by all officials concerned reviewed case-to-case progress of investigation...

Attack on Mushaira: ANP man killed, accomplices arrested
KARACHI: Police on Monday claimed to have apprehended the prime accused, accompanied by his seven accomplices, for their alleged armed attack on a Mushaira organised by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
 
10 killed in Karachi violence after leader's death
Tuesday, 27 March 2012


Islamabad, March 27
:
At least 10 people were killed and over 50 vehicles torched as violence escalated in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Tuesday over the killing of a local party leader, a media report said.

The violence broke out hours after Mansoor Mukhtar, a local leader of Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his home in a colony early Tuesday, Xinhua reported citing local Urdu TV channel Dunya.

MQM blamed its rival "Peoples Peace Committee" for the killing of its party worker, but the group denied involvement in the incident.

Thousands of MQM supporters took to the streets in different parts of the city in protest and set ablaze many vehicles while firing in the air.

At least one person was killed in the firing and two dozens vehicles were set on fire, said police.

The situation deteriorated as more deaths and arson of vehicles were reported in the following hours.

The violent protest virtually brought life in the city to a standstill.

The Karachi Transport Union halted transport services. Markets and main universities in the city were also closed, with the exams scheduled for Tuesday postponed.

An official of the Petroleum Dealers Association said all fuel stations would remain closed in the wake of an oil tanker being set on fire in Korangi, Geo News reported.

Firing was also reported in Hyderabad, the second major city after Karachi & nawabshaw! Sukhar & other major cites in sindh!


Its a divertion, tact imployeD by! The criminals, let's see how much, they get succseSs?
The fedrl govt, is playing a dangerous game, & pitching its so called allies in A deadly deal ! To both MQM & ANP they are the players. Now each of them playing this deadly gamedoesnt hAve much cHoice?, if they leave the alliance, they will lose their grounds & surlly will lose heavly in case of early, elections ?on the other hand, making AFAQ AHMED a secret alliy, to later counter MQM,s vote bank, MQM had a very voilent, past, & this is now become their weakneSs, that is the very reason, why MQM can't take a dececions, to walk away from this unlawfull, & most crupt govt of the history of pakistan! Which will any way working against them now & it will work against , later, MQM had enough of power its time for them to form a new wave, even if they had to join, SONNAMI. KHAN or MULANA FAZULUREHMAN , they have to show up some thing new to break this cycile of crime & death!----------------------ANP which hardly can govern, their own province is makinG loads of crupt black money, iS trying. To reinvest ,that black money in karachi! They are getting irritated by the , street & economic control of MQM, who,s control over karAchi, had undefeted untill recent years, gangs in karachi from evry political parties in kaRachi are well conecteD to each others, & seemingly trunning the tides of law enforcement into a political battle zone, where every one is the victim, & evry one is the aggressor!
Its time to see how can , our lawenforcement agencies can make a real good & transparent plan against these dedicated, & well organized criminals!
 
acorrding to media reports, 14 MQM offices in karachi had been rAided by police & rAngers
So, once again fedrel govt, is playing the dirty game, they went to layari , they HVnt arressted a single person, I mean hardcore bhatta mafia , agents!
They ploted a ambuSh on AFAQ, thn wenT to MQMs mushaira in defence, puted a live firing show, which can be ProveD by some video footage, all of sudden , made the situation, to anger the MQMs supporTers & thn trun back raiding MQMs 14 offices!
What kind a crazy crackdown it is!



We need a free & fair & without political orianted , well equipe d,,well trained, well educated of law & advanceD IT bAssed policing system or institution, like our army! To deal withis mess, a police force, which can act, by itself? & won't look up toa crupt politiciaN to, catch a criMinal or a gAngster?
 
ANP activist’s murder brings violence back to Kara chi

KARACHI: An activist of the Swami National Party (ANP) was shot dead in Krachi, DawnNews reported on Wednesday, flaring up violence in the city once again.

ANP activist Zain-ul-Abideen was killed in a targeted attack on his vehicle near the Matric Board Office in the Nazimabad area of the city. A companion of the deceased activist sustained injuries as a result of the attack.

The killing was followed by reports of firing, forced shutdown of business and vehicle-torching incidents in various parts of the city.

At least six vehicles, including three motorcycles, were set ablaze in Lasbela and Tin Hatti neighbourhood immediately after the incident.

The attack came a day after the city descended into violence as arsonists went on the rampage, killing at least 10 people and setting on fire over 40 vehicles.

[0010 PST] All private schools of Karachi will remain open on Thursday, says chairman All Pakistan Private Schools Association: DawnNews.

[2345 PST] Firing injures one person in Baldia Town.

[2317 PST] The funeral of deceased activist of ANP Zain-ul-Abideen will be held at Football Ground Patel Para on Thursday at 10 am: DawnNews.

[2315 PST] A public bus has been set on fire in Korangi industrial area.

[2312 PST] Another vehicle set ablaze in Quidabad.

[2310 PST] SHO Bilal Colony has been suspended amid worsening law and order situation in the area.

[2245 PST] Indiscreet firing kills two people in PIB Colony and Gulbahar area.

[2137 PST] Following the unabated violence in the city, Karachi Transport Union announces suspension of services on Thursday.

[2125 PST] President Private Schools Management Association Sharf-uz-Zaman says a decision on keeping schools open tomorrow will be taken on the basis of developing security situation in the city.

[2114 PST] Eight vehicles, including motorcycles, torched in Teen Hatti and Lasbela: DawnNews

[2110 PST] “ANP and MQM are engaged in a bloody war in order to bring each other down,” says Jamaat-e-Islami chief Munawara Hassan.

@AnsarBurney after murder of Awami National Party worker rioting, killing of innocents, burning of vehicles and firing continue Karachi.

[2055 PST] Firing leaves one person injured in Baldia No. 5, DawnNews reports.


That's it as it was predicted buy mAny , bhatta mafia succeded to divert, the direction. TowarDs the 2 biggs in karachi, now its MQM vs ANP , even though the PIB killings of MQMs sector members, was a direct hit by liayri bhatta mafia, they diD it Again, this tIme thEy planned ANP s workers. Hit executed successfully, & as
Its expected, now its not a crackdown on bhatta mafia, its a deadly game inwhich every one is involved, its clear now, there are some super think tank, behind bhatta mafia, & suRly they are nt a ragtug bunch of thugS!
 
Three more died as toll rises to seven in Karachi
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KARACHI: Sporadic firing on Friday killed seven people including an activist of Awami National Party (ANP) and an ASI police in Karachi, DawnNews reported.

Unidentified motorcycle riders near Baitul Mamur Mosque in Peerabad neigbourhood sprayed bullets and fled away from the scene. Hidayatullah Mehsood, a member of ANP Sindh Coucil was killed as a result.

The incident spread chaos in the locality and forced the owners to shut their shops and small businesses.

Moreover, indiscreet firing from unknown miscreants killed a man near Bilal Colony in Korangi.

Meanwhile, Orangi Town, Qasba Colony and Banaras including some other areas remained frenzied from erratic firing incidents started late on Thursday.

Two youths belonged to a political party also sustained injuries in Qasba Colony. The impetuous crowd set ablaze a motorcycle in reaction.

An Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) police got killed in Garden area after an exchange of fire with unidentified miscreants.

In the latest development, three out of five people, who got injured in a firing incident near Banaras Chowk, succumbed to their wounds.

In a renewed wave of terror, nearly 15 people were shot dead, over 20 people got injured and over 50 vehicles set ablaze in the past three days, following killings of a senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and an ANP worker in the violence-ridden city.

Posted on March 31, 2012 (5 hours ago)
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MQM announces Youm-e-Soug On 31st March, 2012 (Saturday)
Posted by Mubashir Mahmood on March 31, 2012
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) announces You-e-Soug which is to be observed on 31st March, 2012 (Saturday). The Youm-e-Soug is announced after the killing of people art people at Banaras Bridge. MQM Rabita Committee has appealed to business men, shop keepers and transport authorities to shut their business, shops, transport and express their consolidation with the people killed.

In the early hours of Saturday MQM announced Youm-e-Soug. In the last 24 hours 13 people have been killed in Karachi and in the last two hours seven people have been killed.

People in Karachi are scared by the unrest and because of recent killing in few days the last week saw complete shutdown of businesses in the port city.

All private school*management*association has*announced*that private schools will remain close on 31st March, 2012 (Saturday). There were no reports of*closure*of University of Karachi.
 
firing incidents claim 13 lives during 24 hours
In karachi

Karachi: KARACHI: Firing incidents in various areas of Karachi claimed seven more lives on late Friday night, raising death toll to 13 during last 24 hours, Geo News reported. According to the report, ..+ all transporters accociation also have anounced ther their, transport will be remain , closed!
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Killing of ‘gangster’ sparks violence in Lyari
KARACHI, April 1: The situation in parts of Lyari grew tense on Sunday morning soon after the death of a man during a police raid on a suspected hideout.

The raid was conducted near the Cheel Chowk locality within the remit of the Chawkiwara police station by a Crime Investigation Department (CID) team led by SP Chaudhry Aslam Khan.

The police claimed that the raiding party was fired upon by gangsters. “The fire was returned and in the ensuing encounter a man later identified as Saqib Khan sustained fatal bullet wounds while an ASI, Waheed, was wounded,” they added.

Saqib Khan was stated to be a close aide to (defunct) People’s Amn Committee leader Sardar Uzair Baloch.

The police also arrested a suspect and identified him as Kashif, claiming that an AK-47 assault rifle with several live rounds was seized from him during the raid.

The police shifted the body of Saqib Khan to the Civil Hospital while the wounded ASI was rushed to a private hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Contesting the police claim, PPP Sindh Council member Habib Jan described the CID team’s action as ‘a staged encounter’ and condemned the killing of Saqib Khan.

In a statement issued after the action, Mr Jan said that the police had also taken away two young men, whose lives were in danger. He appealed to the chief justice of Pakistan and all human rights organisations to take notice of the ‘fake encounter’.

While Chawkiwara and several other localities in the area remained tense since morning, the law and order situation in other parts of Lyari also aggravated in the evening when groups of protesters took to the streets and attacked the police with stones and police lobbed teargas shells to disperse them.

During the course of the pitched battle, a petrol bomb was thrown at a police armoured personnel carrier at Lea Market in the night. Police used live ammunition to counter the attack. However, there were no reports of casualties in the clashes.

Reports from the area said that a vehicle belonging to a private TV channel was damaged during the violence at Lea Market.



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Killing of ‘gangster’ sparks violence in Lyari
KARACHI, April 1: The situation in parts of Lyari grew tense on Sunday morning soon after the death of a man during a police raid on a suspected hideout.

The raid was conducted near the Cheel Chowk locality within the remit of the Chawkiwara police station by a Crime Investigation Department (CID) team led by SP Chaudhry Aslam Khan.

The police claimed that the raiding party was fired upon by gangsters. “The fire was returned and in the ensuing encounter a man later identified as Saqib Khan sustained fatal bullet wounds while an ASI, Waheed, was wounded,” they added.

Saqib Khan was stated to be a close aide to (defunct) People’s Amn Committee leader Sardar Uzair Baloch.

The police also arrested a suspect and identified him as Kashif, claiming that an AK-47 assault rifle with several live rounds was seized from him during the raid.

The police shifted the body of Saqib Khan to the Civil Hospital while the wounded ASI was rushed to a private hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Contesting the police claim, PPP Sindh Council member Habib Jan described the CID team’s action as ‘a staged encounter’ and condemned the killing of Saqib Khan.

In a statement issued after the action, Mr Jan said that the police had also taken away two young men, whose lives were in danger. He appealed to the chief justice of Pakistan and all human rights organisations to take notice of the ‘fake encounter’.

While Chawkiwara and several other localities in the area remained tense since morning, the law and order situation in other parts of Lyari also aggravated in the evening when groups of protesters took to the streets and attacked the police with stones and police lobbed teargas shells to disperse them.

During the course of the pitched battle, a petrol bomb was thrown at a police armoured personnel carrier at Lea Market in the night. Police used live ammunition to counter the attack. However, there were no reports of casualties in the clashes.

Reports from the area said that a vehicle belonging to a private TV channel was damaged during the violence at Lea Market.

KARACHI: Demarcation of sensitive areas, increase in regular patrols, setting up of pickets on vulnerable roads, deployment of sharpshooters, formation of intelligence-sharing committees, amendment to the anti-terror law and immediate removal of party flags from public property were some of the important decisions taken at a meeting held at the Chief Minister’s House here on Sunday to consider measures to improve the law and order situation in the city.

The meeting was jointly presided over by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Interior Minister Rahman Malik.

In the wake of the three-day violence triggered by the targeted killing of political activists last week, the meeting called upon all political leaders to purge militants from their parties. They were asked to remove party flags from public property with immediate effect.

It was decided that the relevant station house officers would be held responsible if party flags were not removed from government buildings, bridges, poles and other public property within their remit.

The meeting also decided that the parties would be required to take permission from the local administration to hoist party flags on special occasions or declared days.

It was also decided that no party would be allowed to hoist flag on anybody’s house without taking the consent of the occupant.

Addressing the participants of the meeting, including Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan, the chief secretary, additional chief secretary for home, inspector-general of police, director-general of Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, and Karachi police chief, the chief minister said President Asif Ali Zardari had called for action by the law-enforcement agencies across the board without any discrimination.

He said the Rangers and police would patrol sensitive areas on a priority basis. They would be reinforced with additional manpower to ensure safety of markets, he added.

It was decided that pickets would be set up on the roads ‘most vulnerable’ to robberies and snatching.

The meeting also decided that the Banaras bridge, where four people were killed last week, would be guarded by police patrols and posts where sharpshooters would be deployed. Similarly, it was decided at the meeting that the ICI bridge would also be monitored round the clock with the deployment of police and Rangers.

The DG of Rangers and the city police chief would identify most sensitive roads and areas for extraordinary deployment of law-enforcers. The city would be divided into zones according to their level of sensitivity, it was decided.

The participants in the meeting highlighted the need to amend the anti-terrorism act (ATA) to make sure that the culprits behind violence were brought to justice.

Emphasis was laid on strengthening of police stations and giving confidence to the SHOs so that they took responsibility of their areas.

The interior minister said the SHOs be given the authority to raise volunteer and community support programme to assist and help police in maintaining law and order. He also called for better coordination between the police and Rangers.

It was decided that divisional intelligence committees comprising representatives of the Rangers, police and intelligence agencies would be constituted to coordinate security efforts and share sensitive information to maintain law and order. A notification in this regard would be issued by the Karachi commissioner.

It is worth noting here that Mr Malik had on Saturday night claimed that the authorities had got clues to the involvement of the Taliban in the killing of political activists and in fomenting sectarian and ethnic unrest in the city.

Official sources said President Zardari would hold a meeting on Monday to review the law and order situation in the city and overall political environment.Following his visit to the Kati Pahari area where he met ANP leadership and the meeting on law and order at the CM House, the interior minister said all political parties had been given a 24-hour ultimatum to voluntarily remove their flags as the police would come into action afterwards, adds PPI.

Posted on April 2, 201

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Lyari violence: 7 dead as rockets, hand grenades used during clashes




By Web Desk / Hafeez Tunio / Faraz Khan
Published: April 2, 2012

KARACHI:*The situation in Lyari remained tense for most of Monday as protestors and police clashed at regular intervals throughout the day.
At least seven people were reported to have been killed and over 20 injured, including five policemen, during the clashes. The killed included Ali, a member of the Peoples Amn Committee, and local Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Hassan Baloch. Baloch was reportedly standing outside his house when he was killed as a result of police firing.
The protests were against yesterday’s killing of an activist of the banned Amn Committee, Saqib Pathan, by officials of the Crime Investigation Department (CID). The protestors have been demanding that action be taken against officials who participated in the “fake” operation.
Peoples Amn Committee leader Zafar Baloch has claimed that over 20 people were injured during the clashes. He said that the injured were shifted to Lyari General Hospital and five of them had passed away.
Sporadic incidents of firing were reported from the Lea Market, Cheel Chowk, Tanga Stand and Baghdadi areas of Lyari. SSP CID Chaudhry Aslam was present in the area.
Three hand grenades were thrown and a rocket was also fired at policemen. The attacks resulted in security personnel opening fire and forcing the protestors to retreat.
Armed men have been firing at the police from on top of buildings and in the streets.
The Inspector General of Police (IG) is expected to arrive in the area soon.
The situation remains tense and residents have been asked not to come out of their homes.
Tension in Landhi and Kharadar
Firing incidents were also reported in the Landhi and Kharadar areas.
In separate incidents, unidentified men in the Lasbela Chowk and Nishter Road areas opened fire and forced shops in the area to shut down.
Tension spread across the areas, stretching from Teen Hatti to Ranchore Line.
Station House Officer Jamshed Quarter Humayun Khan said that the incidents were in continuation with the Lyari turmoil.
The assailants fled the scene after the police arrived, while a heavy contingent of security personnel has been deployed to thwart any potential terror bid.
Inquiry called
The Sindh government has ordered an inquiry into the murder of Saqib alias Sakhi Baloch.
Looking at the reaction of the people, the government has ordered deputy commissioner south to look into the matter and report to Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah regarding the murder of the activist and the unrest that broke out in the areas after the incident.
The protestors alleged that the deceased was kidnapped by Senior Superintendent of Police Crime Investigation Departmet (CID) Chaudhray Aslam. However, police said that Sakhi Baloch was a gangster of the area and was a close aide of Uzai Baloch, chief of Peoples Aman Committee and was also wanted by police in many criminal cases.
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the reporters that the deceased was a criminal, but the government was investigating whether he was killed in encounter or it was an extra judicial murder case.
Zardari convenes meeting
President Asif Ali Zardari directed that indiscriminate legal proceedings should be carried out against criminals responsible for wreaking havoc in Karachi.
He said this while convening a meeting on the worsening law and order situation in Bilawal House, Karachi.
President Zardari directed that the law enforcement agencies should deal with the criminals strictly.
Chief minister Sindh, Sindh Home Minister Mazoor Wasan and officials of the home department, police, rangers and intelligence agencies also attended the meeting.
On the other hand, Sindh Governor Dr Ishtarul Ebad is also likely to meet President Zardari to brief him about Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) complaints and their solutions.
It may be mentioned here that a meeting between MQM leaders and Malik was held in the Governor House late Sunday night in which the interior assured them that their issues will be resolved.

tribune.com.pk
 
rockets, hand grenades, automatic rifles all were used freely in Layari today ... i couldn't help feeling sorry for the police people ... this thing is getting out of hand
 
About time the Army is deployed in Karachi, the government has failed multiple times and the violence repeats itself.
Place a curfew and shoot on sight to people who refuse to listen.
The only way to end this is to exterminate the rats who poison our beautiful country.
 
About time the Army is deployed in Karachi, the government has failed multiple times and the violence repeats itself.
Place a curfew and shoot on sight to people who refuse to listen.
The only way to end this is to exterminate the rats who poison our beautiful country.

Dear jihad,
Think by urself, when army wasn't, allowed to go in baluchistAn,how can they can give permission, to the army to do something in karachi?
BLA ? They are anouncing through out the world for the indEpendence, of their so called, motherland?
This is all different, partS of the same ,picture!
CIA is behind all this ,meSs ! These liayari baluchs are now supported , by same BLA! That was the point, which was bieng razed by. MQM to PPP & mr, zardari, they hve been silinced by ppp & some undisclosed,powers & if you want karachi to fall in the hAnds oF sindhi & baluchi sepratists , then Do call army, see lots of civilians being missing, or killed, & people like bashir Qurashi demanding ,joint freeDom of sindh & karachi & baluchistan!
I thinK pak rangers , & thier special forces are fully capable of doing this kind of opreations , 700 troops, 50 sharp shotters, 100 special forceS , + police forces to cordon off, all the dam tang -gallias. Of liyari, announce people to leave the aRea , do proper checking, will bring much needed succsess, & the end of this BLA backed armed risistance!
ANP & MQM will be ready to at least scale down themselves, easily! I am sure, remember what ever these parties are still they doing politics, they are not going to down for the peoples like. AJMAL PAHARI, & LIAQAT. TENSSION?
What u think about that, well nice to see old guys like you my friend!
Thanks hope to see your reply soon!
 
zardari is behind all the mess, the sooner the elections the better for karachi and pakistan, this guy is down right dajjal
 
zardari is behind all the mess, the sooner the elections the better for karachi and pakistan, this guy is down right dajjal



No not only mr, zardari alone is responsible! About all this mess, think about gillani, he pushing for, so cAlleD “THE. SERIKI” province, ANP is eyeing. Its expansioN of. AFGHANISTAN!
Why does. UsA 's high level deligation went to meet,NAWAZ SHARIF? Is. Just About. NATO supplies, held back by pakistan, No its. IRAN! Usa is trying to shift its opreational base in baLuchistan, herbiyar mAri & shAzain buggtI's meetings with level US deligations, are the next step consultations?
Karachi is the ECO hub of Pakistan, if You stop it to a halt, that means ,pakistan down on iTs knees, & that real reason behind all this liayari amman commity or. BLA. Backed terrorists trying to do, till now they had played very cleverly,they know if they kill a MQM worker, MQM will blame. It on ANP, & surly ANP will react to thaT , so that will be complete war!
SAme thing has been done to religious parties, if some kills a pakistani. Shia muslim, they will think , its their Enemy, I think this iS the frist time, both MQM, PPP& ANP had realized that, there is 3rd hand in karachi voilence!
This is good, for the future of the Peace, in karAchi, if there is any army Action neeDeD most, its baluchistan! Also its true there are some criminal elements, opreAting ammong MQM, who are bieng spoiled by lAnd mafiA, who have the money, from KPK 's drug lords, who ran away from our KPK province, since the army opreations in KpK province, ANP is. Infiltrated by run away pakistanii talibans, who are trading arms & their huge ammonatios, so these criminals, joined their hands together for their own vested intersts!
What you think about it, in local PPP leadership, all these sudden fear of groupings hve emerged, that's why you can see, the killings of the locA PPP leader ship by the hands of terroriSts iN liayari?
HopE you will give your reply, soon!
Thanks
 

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