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More troops called in to defuse insurgency in Lyari
 [Dawn] Fighting continued into the night on Tuesday as more police contingents were called in to defuse the mounting insurgency by the criminals at the end of fifth consecutive day of the "Grand Operation" in Lyari, DawnNews reported.According to police, the authorities have decided to block the entry points into the area to stop weapon supply. They also have decided to call in expert snipers from the police training centre who will be placed in provisional check posts on rooftops which are under the police's control. Despite several claims by police officials, security forces 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.... have not been able to progress farther than Cheel Chowk, as the 'Grand Operation' continued on fifth day. Clashes between law-enforcement agencies and heavily armed criminals continued on Tuesday, as myrmidons resorted to the use of hand-grenades and rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) in addition to using sophisticated automatic weapons against security forces. Authorities had installed jammers on Monday night to block cellular access in the area. The move was viewed as a failure as the criminals were reported to be using walkie-talkies to communicate with each other. It was disclosed that the criminals are in possession of more than a hundred sets of walkie-talkies. In reports on Tuesday, a policeman identified as Tufail was killed during festivities near Cheel Chowk, while two more people were killed when police came under heavy gunfire and rocket attacks while progressing deeper into the areas near Cheel Chowk and Storied Baghdad ...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... i colony. Ten people were maimed when a mini rocket propelled grenade landed on the upper story of a hotel in Lea Market. Police shifted the injured to a near-by hospital for treatment. During the past four days, more than 20 people, as well as six security personnel, have bit the dust in the aggressive operation. Meanwhile, ...back at the argument, Jane reached into her purse for her .38... hundreds of Lyari residents continued to flee the fighting as they relocate from the violence-ridden area. At the entry and exit points of Lyari , people were seen waiting in their cars for their relatives, desperate to flee the fighting in one of the oldest localities in the port city of Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... Approximately 150 families from neighbourhoods affected by the operation --including Agra Taj Colony, Afshani Gali, Shah Abdul Latif Road, Ghas Mandi, Gul Mohammad Lane, Aath Chowk, Cheel Chowk, and other parts of Lyari -- were reported to have relocated to safer parts of the city the previous day. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-02 |
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