350 people killed in Karachi during four months

By: Mansoor Khan

KARACHI - The worst law and order situation in the metropolis was witnessed during the first four months of the current year.
As per data obtained though published reports, despite the imposition of prolonged ban on pillion ridding, some 350 people had lost their lives in road mishaps, including 135 persons were killed in the moth of April only. It is pertinent to mention here that the government’s strategy of banning the pillion ridding in order to improve law and order and check the growing crime rate in the city has badly failed.
In April, about 135 people were killed in ethnic clashes among the rival groups. The first major clash took place in Lyari Town where some 15 people were killed within 24 hours when the gangsters and resident of the area used highly sophisticated weapons including rocket launcher, hand garnets and machineguns.
Sources confirmed that Hangoro community and various other ethnic groups joined hands against Rehman Dacoit but failed uproot his gang and most of the dead included common people.
Similarly, ethnic riots, erupted on the same day, also claimed some 35 lives within 24 hours that spoke volumes about the inefficiency of the law enforcement agencies. These riots also caused heavy losses to the public and private property as some 60 vehicles and scores of shops were set on fire.
The major incident taken place in the current four months was the toxic wine that claimed more than 60 lives while police failed to arrest the actual culprits involved.

The Nation:Thursday May 14,2009