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| SC orders end to Karachi 'no-go' areas within seven days |
| 2013-04-05 |
| [Dawn] During Thursday's hearing of the 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... law and order case, the Supreme Court ordered for all 'no-go' areas in the city to be eliminated within a week, DawnNews reported. A five-judge larger bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was hearing the case pertaining to implementation of its 2011 order in a suo motu ...a legal term, from the Latin. Roughly translated it means I saw what you did, you bastard... notice over unrest in Karachi. The bench ordered for a judicial tribunal to be set up within three days over the land grabbing issue in Karachi. The court also rejected police reports regarding 'no-go areas in Karachi' saying they were identical in content. The bench observed that it appeared that the reports were authored by one person and ordered reports from all 112 cop shoppes in the city to be submitted within 30 minutes' time. Moreover Lyari's SSP police was ordered to submit a report from four cop shoppes within his jurisdiction. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked during the hearing that in the caretaker setup the government had only changed the faces but the policies remained the same. The bench also rejected a report submitted by Ranger officials over the law and order situation in the city over the grounds that the report did not exhibit seriousness over the issue. Justice Iftikhar further remarked that despite the presence of 11,500 Rangers personnel, certain areas in Karachi like 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.... could not be cleared even after operations were conducted in the 'no-go' areas. |
| Posted by:Fred |