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| Lyari residents in fear of lives amid 'leaderless' gang warfare, LEA raids |
| 2014-03-08 |
| [DAWN] Within a minute after a text message circulated in Lyari's Singhu Lane asking people to close shops and schools or "else we would not be responsible for what happens", there was chaos with shopkeepers, transporters and school administration quickly trying to get out of the way of whatever that was about to happen. They did not want to take chances as just a few days back, on the occasion of Baloch Culture Day, they were witness to an 'Aiwan Bomb' attack targeting an empty plot in Singhu Lane killing two and injuring dozens. An 'Aiwan Bomb' is similar to a hand grenade in terms of its impact and is attached to the base of a Kalashnikov, according to a resident. A local leader of the Pakistain Peoples Party was quickly informed and asked to speak to the group. When he inquired, nobody from the group took responsibility for sending the text messages. "But there are shops in Chakiwara and adjoining Rexar Lane that decided to remain close for the day," he said, adding after a pause, "we have been left to die here." |
| Posted by:Fred |