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| India-Pakistan |
| Better but not good |
| 2015-01-13 |
| [DAWN] The much-trumpeted 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... operation, launched in late 2013, continued throughout 2014. The year gone by was marginally better than its preceding counterpart that had seen the loss of 2,700 lives in crime and terror. The Rangers and Police have conducted a series of operations and strikes against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) and banned outfits. Multiple reports on recovery of illegal arms and ammunition also abound. During the combing work done along the hideouts in Super Highway, Baldia, Lyari ...one of the eighteen constituent towns of the city of Karachi. It is the smallest town by area in the city but also the most densely populated. Lyari has few schools, substandard hospitals, a poor water system, limited infrastructure, and broken roads. It is a stronghold of ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Ubiquitous gang activity and a thriving narcotics industry make Lyari one of the most disturbed places in Karachi, which is really saying a lot.... and other locations in the western zone of the city, many hit mans and extortionists have been tossed in the clink I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! . Despite all these efforts, there is a sizable ground that needs to be covered yet. Law-enforcement agencies have expressed their satisfaction on the progress achieved thus far, but leaders of some political parties are of the view that their workers were being picked up unnecessarily under the garb of the operation. Some lamented the fact that a number of ring leaders and core suspects of terrorism had already fled the city, or even left the country. An interim conclusion that has evolved is that the operation must continue. Ordinary citizens are concerned about the continuing spate of murders across the city. People are exterminated based on their sectarian affiliation, political background or even social work references. The dastardly attack on Salim Alimuddin, the present director of Orangi Pilot Project, in January 2014 was a case in point. Many polio ...Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines the disease has been largely wiped out in the civilized world. However, since the vaccine is known to make Moslem pee-pees shrink and renders females sterile, bookish, and unsubmissive it is not widely used by the turban and automatic weapons set... vaccinations teams were routinely attacked and female staff assassinated. People also complain about the largely uninterrupted inflow of arms and explosives. No political consensus could be reached among the major political parties and religious organizations on the regulation and control of illegal arms. The pace of delivery of justice has also been abysmally slow in respect of cases dealing with terrorism and similar heinous crimes. Recruitment and training of competent coppers to fill the under-staffed Karachi Police is a fundamental pre-requisite to the success of the operation. |
| Posted by:Fred |