Police, FC deployed; possibility of operation in*Lyari
DAWN.COM | 6 hours ago
kARACHI: Heavy contingents of police and Frontier Constabulary (FC) were deployed in Lyari on Monday indicating start of “targeted operations” the IGP Sindh pointed out on Sunday, DawnNews reported.
There are reports of heavy contingents of FC officials reached at Eidgah, Kharadar and Risala police stations.
These officials will be deployed at entry and exit points of Lyari and adjoining business centres.
Earlier on Sunday, a news channel quoted the police chief as hinting at plans to launch targeted operations in some localities instead of a large-scale crackdown.
The police and Frontier Constabulary personnel had withdrawn from Lyari on Friday evening after failing to achieve desired results during the weeklong operation that had left at least 36 people, including five policemen, dead and over 150 others wounded.
Following the pull-out, Interior Minister Rehman Malik had told the media that the operation had been deferred for 48 hours only to be relaunched jointly by the police and Rangers.
But on Sunday, Sindh IGP Mushtaq Shah was quoted by a private TV channel as saying that the Lyari operation was not going to resume anytime soon. “An operation will not be carried out but targeted actions will be conducted in Lyari. The decision has been taken keeping in view the inconvenience caused to the residents during the operation.”
Meanwhile, CID police has arrested three suspects allegedly belonging to banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). According to police, they have recovered nine Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs) and several rounds of bullets from their possession.
Police has also claimed that the arrested were supplying ammunition to criminals fighting in Lyari.
now this has reached gulshan
and 13D is some of the nicest areas, what is happening
Target killing for bhatta, to buy more, weapons for any upcoming police action?
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-107053-MQM-man-three-others-fall-prey-to-target-killings
MQM man, three others fall prey to target killings
*Salis bin Perwaiz
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Two people, including an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and a trader of the Marble Association, were targeted in different incidents on Monday evening.
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The attacks were followed by demonstrations in Pak Colony, where traders protested over the murder of their colleague and vowed to keep their businesses closed in protest.Zafar, 45, was gunned down inside Marble Market near Bara Board, Pak Colony.
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Law-enforcement officials rushed to the location after being informed of the incident, where they found Zafar lying injured on the road. He was immediately shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where he died, said SHO Saleem Khan.
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He was present at his shop when two motorcyclists appeared, shot him injured and fled, the SHO added.Police found five empty shells of a 9mm pistol from the scene of the crime.
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Tension gripped the area after the attack, as traders closed their businesses and blocked all vehicular traffic in protest. Badar, Vice President of the Marble Association, while talking to The News, strongly condemned the murder of Zafar, who he said was also a member of their association. He revealed that Zafar had been continuously receiving threats from the extortion mafia, who, he believes, is responsible for the murder.
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The vice-president also blamed the police for having failed to provide the necessary security to his association, whose office-bearers had met Inspector General (IG) of Police Sindh Mushtaq Shah and Addition IG Karachi Akhtar Hasan Khan Gorchani in this regard.
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Badar also claimed that he had met Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) West Haseeb Baig and Superintendent Police (SP) Akram Abro, who had assured him that they would deploy 20 police personnel in the market for security.
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“However, they only provided us with six policemen and now, because of their negligence, an extortionist has once again killed a senior member of our association.” He stated that the market would remain closed until the police assured them of full security and the killers were brought to justice.
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In an unrelated attack, Zulfiqar alias Zulfi, an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was gunned down by armed motorcyclists on Monday evening outside his residence in Absara Apartment, Jauharabad.
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Police arrived at the spot shortly after and shifted Zulfiqar to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for treatment, where he later expired. They also cordoned off the area to preserve evidence, where they recovered empty shells of a 30-bore pistol, said SHO Mohammad Rashid.
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It was learnt that Zulfiqar was an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Unit-164 and resident of Absara Apartment, SHO Rashid added.After the incident, tension developed in the area as armed men resorted to aerial firing.
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Meanwhile, three motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fire at the Meerath Kabab House in 13-D-II of Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The owner of the restaurant, Mohammad Ali Shahani, was injured, while his labourers, Babar Jahangir and Razamand, died in the shooting.
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That's how, they are trying to , kill karachi peace& again traders, shopoweners, & MQM activists are the , target for what? To start a civil war, whose is this agenda, is???