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Karachi unrest: ANP mans killing stirs up violence
KARACHI:
After a night-long lull, violence erupted again in the metropolitan city which saw on Tuesday a deadly bout of violence and arson triggered by the death of two Muttahida Qaumi Movement activists. On Wednesday, rioting started after the killing of an Awami National Party (ANP) activist in New Karachi.
ANPs joint secretary for Patel Para, Zainul Abideen, died while Sajid Hasanzia was injured in an attack by unknown gunmen. As the news spread, aerial firing and rioting began again in the city.
As a result nine vehicles were torched and two more people were killed in Gulbahar and PIB Colony.
Firing continued till late in the night in Patel Para, Teen Hatti, Gurumandir, Banaras, Lasbella, Essa Nagri, Pehlwan Goth, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Sohrab Goth, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Saddar, Lasbella and other neighbourhoods.
The ANP has called for a day of mourning on Thursday.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 29th, 2012.
Karachi unrest: ANP man
With the body count still rising, the President swoops into town
KARACHI: President Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Karachi late on Friday night and held a meeting with Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah to discuss the recent law and order situation in the city.
Sources said that the Chief Minister briefed the President over recent spate of violence, target killings and extortion in the city.
The Bilawal House spokesperson avoided giving out a schedule of meetings that the President is expected to follow while visiting the port city. However, sources say Zardari is expected to meet with other senior party workers and officials to discuss the law and order situation of the city.
Zardari’s visit comes after Karachi has suffered some of the worst violence since the turn of the year with close to 25 people being killed, over 40 vehicles burnt in four days of violence.
On Thursday, Zardari and Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain had discussed the situation over a phone call and the President had assured he would chair a meeting to oversee progress in curbing violence in the metropolis.
Three workers of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) were shot at and wounded in the area of Landhi, where party leader Afaq Ahmed resides.
Gunmen opened fire at the party activists at 8:15 am as they were standing next to shops that the armed men were forcibly shutting down. According to the MQM-H, their workers, and not the store, were targeted.
MQM-H worker Atlfua from Korangi was shot in the head and is in a critical state. He was first admitted to the Korangi hospital and has now been shifted to Jinnah hospital. Two other workers, Liaqat Ali and Abdul Ghaffar alias Soni, were also shot at and are being treated at the Jinnah hospital.
KARACHI:
After a night-long lull, violence erupted again in the metropolitan city which saw on Tuesday a deadly bout of violence and arson triggered by the death of two Muttahida Qaumi Movement activists. On Wednesday, rioting started after the killing of an Awami National Party (ANP) activist in New Karachi.
ANPs joint secretary for Patel Para, Zainul Abideen, died while Sajid Hasanzia was injured in an attack by unknown gunmen. As the news spread, aerial firing and rioting began again in the city.
As a result nine vehicles were torched and two more people were killed in Gulbahar and PIB Colony.
Firing continued till late in the night in Patel Para, Teen Hatti, Gurumandir, Banaras, Lasbella, Essa Nagri, Pehlwan Goth, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Sohrab Goth, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Saddar, Lasbella and other neighbourhoods.
The ANP has called for a day of mourning on Thursday.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 29th, 2012.
Karachi unrest: ANP man
With the body count still rising, the President swoops into town
KARACHI: President Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Karachi late on Friday night and held a meeting with Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah to discuss the recent law and order situation in the city.
Sources said that the Chief Minister briefed the President over recent spate of violence, target killings and extortion in the city.
The Bilawal House spokesperson avoided giving out a schedule of meetings that the President is expected to follow while visiting the port city. However, sources say Zardari is expected to meet with other senior party workers and officials to discuss the law and order situation of the city.
Zardari’s visit comes after Karachi has suffered some of the worst violence since the turn of the year with close to 25 people being killed, over 40 vehicles burnt in four days of violence.
On Thursday, Zardari and Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain had discussed the situation over a phone call and the President had assured he would chair a meeting to oversee progress in curbing violence in the metropolis.
Three workers of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) were shot at and wounded in the area of Landhi, where party leader Afaq Ahmed resides.
Gunmen opened fire at the party activists at 8:15 am as they were standing next to shops that the armed men were forcibly shutting down. According to the MQM-H, their workers, and not the store, were targeted.
MQM-H worker Atlfua from Korangi was shot in the head and is in a critical state. He was first admitted to the Korangi hospital and has now been shifted to Jinnah hospital. Two other workers, Liaqat Ali and Abdul Ghaffar alias Soni, were also shot at and are being treated at the Jinnah hospital.
