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[W.11]

Luckily, well water "Khara Pani" only destroys your hair not your brain

acha?

 

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Sunni tehreek target killers arrested from marree

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Sunni tehreek target killers arrested from marree

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[TheFlyingPretzel]

Vandalizing? continually for 60 years? Tell you what, I live in a posh area of the city which is not on the outskirts and 90% of the tankers supply water to this area only and that is not due to vandalizing but shortage of water.

If there are/were any such (vandalizing) incidents, how many people did any of the Sind or Karachi local government apprehended or penalized? NONE. hence all this propaganda of tanker mafia, is just that Propaganda.

Surely you're not suggesting that there is no tanker mafia. It's been news for quite some time now.

KARACHI: ‘Tanker mafia’ behind Karachi’s water woes -DAWN - Local; April 01, 2008

Karachi 'water mafia' leaves Pakistanis parched and broke - Los Angeles Times

Let's look at it another way. Is it possible that the reason there is a shortage of water in your area is because of the tanker-mafia and, since they have brought about a water shortage, they take advantage of the situation to further their business interests i.e. sell water at increased prices to those citizens who are most in need of it?

If I may be a little intrusive, how much does a tanker of water cost and how many do you go through in a month?

 

[Panther 57]

Surely you're not suggesting that there is no tanker mafia. It's been news for quite some time now.

KARACHI: ‘Tanker mafia’ behind Karachi’s water woes -DAWN - Local; April 01, 2008

Karachi 'water mafia' leaves Pakistanis parched and broke - Los Angeles Times

Let's look at it another way. Is it possible that the reason there is a shortage of water in your area is because of the tanker-mafia and, since they have brought about a water shortage, they take advantage of the situation to further their business interests i.e. sell water at increased prices to those citizens who are most in need of it?

If I may be a little intrusive, how much does a tanker of water cost and how many do you go through in a month?

Tanker Mafia is also there, yet over loading of Karachi is one of the paramount reasons of water supply shortage. Karachi's infrastructure in capable of handling 30 million population.

Sunni tehreek target killers arrested from marree

[video]https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x14vn7d_karachi-target-killers-arrested-from-muree_news[/video]

Sunni tehreek target killers arrested from marree

[video]https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x14vn7d_karachi-target-killers-arrested-from-muree_news[/video]

Now pound them over there and do not let them come back. If that is correct.

 

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Only 10% job done in Karachi; a lot more still to do, NA told

* Nisar says next phases of operation to be more intense

* Terrorists running out of city

* Advises political parties not to advise govt

By Ijaz Kakakhel

ISLAMABAD: Referring to the ongoing targeted operation in Karachi, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday told the National Assembly that so far only 10 percent of the work has been completed.

Nisar told the Lower House of parliament that the decision to conduct the operation in Karachi and peace talks with Taliban had been taken after thorough homework by the government. The interior minister said the government would take decisions on all important issues keeping in view national dignity, sovereignty and integrity. He said the people had given the federal government the mandate to initiate dialogue with Taliban militants. “We will take everybody in confidence before we take a decision,” he said. “The government should be given time and space, and we assure that consultation would be done with all the stakeholders, including the political parties and the army,” he added.

The minister said the counter-terrorism operation by security forces in Karachi was started on the federal government’s directives. “We are in a continuous process of consultation and are in close contact with all parties, including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM),” he said, adding that the operation was successfully progressing under Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah’s “captaincy”.

Nisar clarified that he had not stopped intelligence reports from being submitted in the Supreme Court because they included the Mohajir Republican Army’s (MRA) name but because the report was not worth being submitted in the court. In the report, he said intelligence on the MRA pointed not in the direction of the MQM but elsewhere. “This report was not prepared recently but during the tenure of the former coalition government of the Pakistan People’s Party and the MQM,” he said.

Speaking further about the little-known organisation, he said the MRA had claimed responsibility for several terrorist acts through SMSs and other means. “We do not know who they are or where they operate from, but the MRA is not linked to the MQM,” he clarified. “The Rangers have conducted 400 targeted operations and over 1,000 actions were done by the police,” the interior minister informed. He said the first phase of the action had not yet been completed and the Rangers had so far achieved success.

The operation would be intensified further in the second and third phases, he said. “We believe that so far only 10 percent of the work has been completed. There is a lot more left to do,” said Nisar. “Terrorists are running out of Karachi and they would not find any place to hide and will be brought to justice. If we continue working like this then the day will come when anti-state elements will be completely wiped out,” he said. The minister advised political parties not to give advises to the government in the meantime because it will sabotage peace talks with Taliban.

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

 

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At least 33 more copped in Karachi targeted operations

KARACHI: The Rangers and police remained busy booking suspects on Thursday night at well and removed at least 33 alleged felons from the streets of the crime-infested metropolis as part of their targeted operation, Geo News reported.

According to sources the police taking action in different parts of city including Ittehad Town and Shah Rasool Colony nabbed at least 23 suspects.

About 13 suspects landed in the hands of police in raids conducted in Ittehad Town.

SSP Clifton, Sarfaraz Nawaz, said that after picketing the entry and exit points in Shah Rasool Colony around ten alleged crooks were picked up.

“Arms and narcotics were recovered from at least three of the detainees”, he added.

According to ASP Clifton Ibadat Nisar, police took action after some kidnappers, who were recently arrested by by Citizens-Police Liaison Committee and police identified the exact location of a hideout where four malefactors were holed up.

He termed the action a success as it, according to him, resulted in the arrest of at least three proclaimed offenders.

All the held suspects were being interrogated for further leads.

On the other hand, Rangers in a targeted action copped around 10 suspects in Nazimabad.

At least 33 more copped in Karachi targeted operations - thenews.com.pk

 

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Deweaponising Karachi: excellent article by Ikram Sehgal​

The Rangers-led ‘targeted operation’ to restore peace to the city under the direction of the Sindh government commenced on a low-key level – a number of ‘suspects’ taken into custody and some arms and ammunition seized. It remains to be seen whether putting the operation into high gear will make an improvement since the lawlessness continues as before in public perception.

The Rangers have only a limited, determined and surgical role; tasking them alone for the long run could be fraught with risk. Under no conditions should the army get embroiled in Karachi under Article 245. That would be an invitation to disaster. While the Rangers have the wherewithal for urban area operations and the determination to do so, the ultimate responsibility for law and order in the city must rest with the Sindh Police, they must not be sidelined. Theirs is the constitutional responsibility to exercise the law-enforcement infrastructure of the city.

A very fine police officer, Additional IG Shahid Hayat, has taken over as CCPO Karachi. While he has set about making changes, he has his work cut out for him. His immediate challenge is to restore the morale within the rank and file. While the politicisation of the police force over the last two decades has been horrendous, far more dangerous was that their different political bosses encouraged ‘criminalisation’ across the board.

Shahid Hayat’s team cannot accomplish miracles. However, given a clear mandate to implement rule of law without interference from their political and bureaucratic bosses they can certainly do some good. The federal government must review the credentials of all Sindh Police officers who were reverted to their parent departments by the Supreme Court because of irregularities committed by various political governments. Their experience can be invaluable in the ongoing process.

For the moment Ch Nisar Ali Khan, the federal interior minister seems to be coping. A level-headed person, Ch Nisar is engaged in initiating reforms in law-enforcement entities in an organised manner. He is a sea change from his predecessor. Rehman Malik, more than anyone else, created havoc with the peace of the city with his ‘voodoo’ brand of politics, reducing this once bustling metropolis into a virtual state of anarchy.

The big challenge is that the MQM contests the transparency of the ongoing process. The key to success is that the perception of even-handedness must be firmly established in the minds of the people. To protect against excesses the government is creating a ‘Public Safety Commission’ (PSC) for oversight on the operations. Armed with powers of an ombudsman duly mandated by law, the PSC should be empowered to take all actions necessary to stop infringement of fundamental rights of the common citizen.

The PML-N’s Zahid Hamid, assisted by some legal eagles who have Karachi experience, is putting the final touch to laws amending Article 245 of the constitution for a specified period to empower civil armed forces and give them the same legal cover as the army, the amendment renewable if required.

Karachi’s deweaponisation will not only halt lawlessness but also put an end to the proliferating terrorism that is hurting Karachi economically, socially, culturally, and above all psychologically. In which other city in the world do citizens run around freely toting weapons? Even dozens of such trumpeted operations will not rid us of the menace of criminality and terrorism if deweaponisation is not ensured.

Armed guards without uniforms are a common sight; hundreds are seen at functions outside hotels, wedding halls, etc. The number of weapons in Karachi, legal and illegal, must run into the millions. How does one differentiate whether a man carrying a gun is a law enforcer or a criminal? There have to be very drastic orders for this, the same as for looters.

Collateral damage is to be expected – it must be accepted. More than 1700 people have been killed by ‘target killing’ in the first six months of 2013 alone. Effective laws must empower the police and the Rangers to not only arrest those found in possession of illegal weapons but to be able to punish them on the spot. Deweaponisation must not become controversial, which could happen if politicised by vested interests.

Deweaponisation is only one of the logical answers to Karachi’s many ills. Local bodies elections must be held for a workable and democratic local self-government system. Grave apprehension arose in the ruling Muslim League (in West Pakistan) dominated by landlords when the East Bengal Assembly in 1951 voted to end feudalism by abolishing Permanent Settlement and absentee landlordism, imposing ceilings on landholdings and thus making sure that no new feudal landholding was able to crop up.

Not surprisingly feudals have never allowed meaningful land reform in Pakistan. Without grassroots participation, a defaced version of democracy creates a vacuum ripe for exploitation by both criminals and terrorists. There must be a genuine exercise of executive authority instead of paying mere lip-service to local self-governance.

Given all the different versions of local self government being bandied about, the Supreme Court must step in to mandate a self-government law to be common all over Pakistan, with only minor adjustments peculiar to each province. The danger of having widely different systems is that it will encourage separatism as the constituent units of the federation become distant to each other. With meaningful participation of the citizens of the community strangers are quickly identified, helping to unearth ‘terrorist safe houses’. The community will ensure that their constituents do not take part or are involved in any criminal or terrorist activity.

The print and electronic media must conduct a self-critical review of their own performance in the national interest, remaining non-partisan, keeping their objectivity and ethics thereof intact. Freedom cannot be taken as a licence to do anything. Can we allow the integrity of the state and its citizens to be subject to motivated logic?

The media has been wonderful in raising awareness in people but it cannot continue functioning in a ‘free-for-all’ manner. It can only overcome its internal shortcomings through self-examination and self-regulation. This is all the more necessary in countries like Pakistan where the norms and institutions of democracy are not well-established.

Peace can only come to this city if the LEAs perform to their capacity. Despite the handicaps imposed upon them, the Rangers and the police have still kept Karachi from descending into anarchy. There are no easy solutions to the problems confronting Karachi today, certainly not if the proposed solution becomes a bigger problem.

The writer is a defence and political analyst. Email: ikram.sehgal@wpplsms.com

 

[W.11]

latest weaponries, CCTV cameras and dozens of bullets were recovered from Banned outfits

 

[Mabs]

@ W.11

Seems like the operation is against everyone then, wont you agree ?. Suspects from all parties and outfits being held from different parts of the country. Clearly shows that it's not an anti MQM operation.

 

[W.11]

Kamran Khan exposed Rangers targeted operation in Karachi

 

[Panther 57]

Deweaponising Karachi: excellent article by Ikram Sehgal​

The Rangers-led ‘targeted operation’ to restore peace to the city under the direction of the Sindh government commenced on a low-key level – a number of ‘suspects’ taken into custody and some arms and ammunition seized. It remains to be seen whether putting the operation into high gear will make an improvement since the lawlessness continues as before in public perception.

The Rangers have only a limited, determined and surgical role; tasking them alone for the long run could be fraught with risk. Under no conditions should the army get embroiled in Karachi under Article 245. That would be an invitation to disaster. While the Rangers have the wherewithal for urban area operations and the determination to do so, the ultimate responsibility for law and order in the city must rest with the Sindh Police, they must not be sidelined. Theirs is the constitutional responsibility to exercise the law-enforcement infrastructure of the city.

A very fine police officer, Additional IG Shahid Hayat, has taken over as CCPO Karachi. While he has set about making changes, he has his work cut out for him. His immediate challenge is to restore the morale within the rank and file. While the politicisation of the police force over the last two decades has been horrendous, far more dangerous was that their different political bosses encouraged ‘criminalisation’ across the board.

Shahid Hayat’s team cannot accomplish miracles. However, given a clear mandate to implement rule of law without interference from their political and bureaucratic bosses they can certainly do some good. The federal government must review the credentials of all Sindh Police officers who were reverted to their parent departments by the Supreme Court because of irregularities committed by various political governments. Their experience can be invaluable in the ongoing process.

For the moment Ch Nisar Ali Khan, the federal interior minister seems to be coping. A level-headed person, Ch Nisar is engaged in initiating reforms in law-enforcement entities in an organised manner. He is a sea change from his predecessor. Rehman Malik, more than anyone else, created havoc with the peace of the city with his ‘voodoo’ brand of politics, reducing this once bustling metropolis into a virtual state of anarchy.

The big challenge is that the MQM contests the transparency of the ongoing process. The key to success is that the perception of even-handedness must be firmly established in the minds of the people. To protect against excesses the government is creating a ‘Public Safety Commission’ (PSC) for oversight on the operations. Armed with powers of an ombudsman duly mandated by law, the PSC should be empowered to take all actions necessary to stop infringement of fundamental rights of the common citizen.

The PML-N’s Zahid Hamid, assisted by some legal eagles who have Karachi experience, is putting the final touch to laws amending Article 245 of the constitution for a specified period to empower civil armed forces and give them the same legal cover as the army, the amendment renewable if required.

Karachi’s deweaponisation will not only halt lawlessness but also put an end to the proliferating terrorism that is hurting Karachi economically, socially, culturally, and above all psychologically. In which other city in the world do citizens run around freely toting weapons? Even dozens of such trumpeted operations will not rid us of the menace of criminality and terrorism if deweaponisation is not ensured.

Armed guards without uniforms are a common sight; hundreds are seen at functions outside hotels, wedding halls, etc. The number of weapons in Karachi, legal and illegal, must run into the millions. How does one differentiate whether a man carrying a gun is a law enforcer or a criminal? There have to be very drastic orders for this, the same as for looters.

Collateral damage is to be expected – it must be accepted. More than 1700 people have been killed by ‘target killing’ in the first six months of 2013 alone. Effective laws must empower the police and the Rangers to not only arrest those found in possession of illegal weapons but to be able to punish them on the spot. Deweaponisation must not become controversial, which could happen if politicised by vested interests.

Deweaponisation is only one of the logical answers to Karachi’s many ills. Local bodies elections must be held for a workable and democratic local self-government system. Grave apprehension arose in the ruling Muslim League (in West Pakistan) dominated by landlords when the East Bengal Assembly in 1951 voted to end feudalism by abolishing Permanent Settlement and absentee landlordism, imposing ceilings on landholdings and thus making sure that no new feudal landholding was able to crop up.

Not surprisingly feudals have never allowed meaningful land reform in Pakistan. Without grassroots participation, a defaced version of democracy creates a vacuum ripe for exploitation by both criminals and terrorists. There must be a genuine exercise of executive authority instead of paying mere lip-service to local self-governance.

Given all the different versions of local self government being bandied about, the Supreme Court must step in to mandate a self-government law to be common all over Pakistan, with only minor adjustments peculiar to each province. The danger of having widely different systems is that it will encourage separatism as the constituent units of the federation become distant to each other. With meaningful participation of the citizens of the community strangers are quickly identified, helping to unearth ‘terrorist safe houses’. The community will ensure that their constituents do not take part or are involved in any criminal or terrorist activity.

The print and electronic media must conduct a self-critical review of their own performance in the national interest, remaining non-partisan, keeping their objectivity and ethics thereof intact. Freedom cannot be taken as a licence to do anything. Can we allow the integrity of the state and its citizens to be subject to motivated logic?

The media has been wonderful in raising awareness in people but it cannot continue functioning in a ‘free-for-all’ manner. It can only overcome its internal shortcomings through self-examination and self-regulation. This is all the more necessary in countries like Pakistan where the norms and institutions of democracy are not well-established.

Peace can only come to this city if the LEAs perform to their capacity. Despite the handicaps imposed upon them, the Rangers and the police have still kept Karachi from descending into anarchy. There are no easy solutions to the problems confronting Karachi today, certainly not if the proposed solution becomes a bigger problem.

The writer is a defence and political analyst. Email: ikram.sehgal@wpplsms.com

No society can be deweaponised, as weapons are part and parcel of human history. Only thing is to effectively control use of weapon and to keep a close check on what is happening. Yes armed guards should not be allowed as it creates an atmosphere of terror.

Karachi should be deweaponised from illegal weapon, which is the main cause of all this lawlessness. Responsible citizens should be allowed to keep weapons for personal defence and sports purposes. However, display of arms should not be allowed.