| I think eventually they'll reach some sort of saturation point where there won't be any room for further increases... |
KARACHI: Terrorists targeting government installations and tribal feuds in interior Sindh were two of the major problems the Sindh police faced during the year 2004, says a report prepared by the provincial government. Sui gas pipelines were targeted and damaged in Sindh interior 11 times, railway tracks were targeted and damaged three times and an electricity pylon was damaged once.
| That'd be mostly the Bugtis... |
Tribal feuds were the second major problem in interior of the province, with Sukkur region topping the list. Tribal feuds remained on the rise in the districts of Khairpur, Larkana, Sukkur, Ghotki, Jacobabad and Shikarpur. Tribal feuds in these districts claimed a number of lives in these districts last year. Kidnapping for ransom saw a little decline in interior Sindh in 2004, compared with 2003.
"Chaudry! Who're we gonna kidnap?"
"I dunno, Mahmoud! I think we've kidnapped everybody in Sindh by now!"
"Maybe we should go to Punjab?" |
The report said 69 persons were kidnapped in 2004, compared with 75 in 2003. Those kidnapped in 2004 included two judges and three other known persons. Highway robberies were also one of the major problems the Sindh police faced in 2004. 51 cases of highway robberies were reported in 2004, compared with 54 in 2003. Agitation activities by political and religio-political parties, such as the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy and nationalist parties, also posed problems for the police. |