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| Killing in 'encounter' triggers protest in Karachi's Lyari |
| 2015-09-19 |
| [DAWN] A suspected gangster was rubbed out in an encounter in the Kalakot area of Lyari, triggering protest by the area people who said the dear departed was not a criminal but a political worker. Officials said contingents of the Rangers and police acting on information about the presence of 'gangsters' on Mewashah Road conducted a targeted operation near Ghafoor restaurant. In the ensuing encounter, one suspect, identified as Abdullah Baloch alias Cricketer, was killed while his accomplices managed to escape. The law enforcers said he was an alleged gangster belonging to the Uzair Baloch gang. However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... the area people including relatives of the suspects claimed that he was not a gangster and erupted into the streets against the killing. A senior police officer who wished not to be named confirmed to Dawn that the protest took place after Asr in the area and a deputy superintendent of police held talks with them to disperse them peacefully. The officer said the dear departed had been associated with the Pakistain Peoples Party and had also contested local bodies polls in 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.... some years back. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 triggering protest by the area people who said the dear departed was not a criminal but a political worker. In Pakland, he was likely both |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-09-19 10:35 |