[Pak Daily Times] The lives of Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
coppers are at risk while performing their duties as almost 172 coppers were killed in the line of duty in the city during 2013 but their families have still not received promised compensation from police department.
It is pertinent to mention here that police department gives immediate compensation of Rs 40,000 for the funeral expenses to heirs of the martyr while Rs 2 million is also given to each victim family for compensating their loss.
However,
some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them...
it has been learnt that majority of the heirs had not received neither the funeral expenses nor Rs 2 million compensation although the department had received Rs 320 million in this regard while the provincial government had also approved Rs 600 million.
DSP Qasim Ghauri was bumped off by land mafia elements during a five-hour-long encounter in Safari Park area of Karachi. A policeman was killed and five cops among two SHOs were also injured in the incident.
Talking to PPI, Ghauris son, Noman, said only Rs 100,000 given by an NGO to AIG Sindh had been provided to him. We have received only Rs one lack which is just a peanut for us. I had completed my bachelors and applied for son quota but I have still not received any reply from the police officials, he said.
Similarly, police constable Bashir Ahmed was killed by armed miscreants within the limits of Korangi cop shoppe on 15 February 2013. His brother, Ijaz Ahmed, told PPI that his family had not received Rs 2 million compensation from the police department. I have only received Rs 40,000 for funeral expenses while I did not get Rs 2 million compensation. We received a cheque of Rs 1 lack from AIG Sindh Shahid Hayat but we had to return it due to incorrect name of his wife, he said.
He said that the family had to suffer a lot due to the killing of Bashir Ahmed and Rs 2 million compensation would help his children to stand on their own feet.