KARACHI: A high-level meeting on law and order situation presided over by Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Tuesday decided to strictly check pillion riders as they had been found involved in most targeted killings in Karachi.
“It was decided that vehicles, particularly the motorcycles/bikes, will be properly checked as it was observed that mostly the motorcycles carrying two passengers were involved in target killing incidents”, an official handout issued after the meeting stated.
The meeting was held at the CM House where high-ups of the police and other law enforcement agencies were present.
It was also decided that criminals indulged in killings would be properly interrogated and kept in jails of interior Sindh. The meeting also decided that cases lodged against criminals and extortionists will be fully pursued and punished by the courts.
The chief minister in his remarks stressed the need to further improve the performance, vigilance and monitoring besides fully controlling criminal activities in Karachi - the largest city of Pakistan and economic hub of the country.
Shah said that the city of Karachi is very sensitive and important for people of Pakistan and as such, it was very essential to eradicate all evils, eliminate all criminals, root out all anti-social elements and curb the menace of target killings and extortionists from Karachi on top priority.
The CM, quoting his recent surprise visit of old Karachi city, trade and business centres said that he was surprised to see that in contrast to figures shown, there was meager force available at police stations, pickets, roads, various trade points, commercial centres and markets. He added that no force was on patrolling but the people were happy that someone had come to meet them. He said that he had asked the IG Sindh to take action against absent police personnel. He said that small time traders and pushcart men were requesting for strict measures against criminals and anti-social elements for continuous and permanent peace in the city.
The Sindh chief minister added that one of the office-bearers of Small Traders Organisation had said that the media was also responsible for unnecessarily highlighting minor incidents. On this occasion, ACS (Home) Syed Sohail Akbar Shah, AIG Karachi, DIGs Karachi South, Karachi East and Karachi West, AIG Special Branch, AIG CID, and other heads of law enforcement agencies gave detailed performance reports.
“It was decided that vehicles, particularly the motorcycles/bikes, will be properly checked as it was observed that mostly the motorcycles carrying two passengers were involved in target killing incidents”, an official handout issued after the meeting stated.
The meeting was held at the CM House where high-ups of the police and other law enforcement agencies were present.
It was also decided that criminals indulged in killings would be properly interrogated and kept in jails of interior Sindh. The meeting also decided that cases lodged against criminals and extortionists will be fully pursued and punished by the courts.
The chief minister in his remarks stressed the need to further improve the performance, vigilance and monitoring besides fully controlling criminal activities in Karachi - the largest city of Pakistan and economic hub of the country.
Shah said that the city of Karachi is very sensitive and important for people of Pakistan and as such, it was very essential to eradicate all evils, eliminate all criminals, root out all anti-social elements and curb the menace of target killings and extortionists from Karachi on top priority.
The CM, quoting his recent surprise visit of old Karachi city, trade and business centres said that he was surprised to see that in contrast to figures shown, there was meager force available at police stations, pickets, roads, various trade points, commercial centres and markets. He added that no force was on patrolling but the people were happy that someone had come to meet them. He said that he had asked the IG Sindh to take action against absent police personnel. He said that small time traders and pushcart men were requesting for strict measures against criminals and anti-social elements for continuous and permanent peace in the city.
The Sindh chief minister added that one of the office-bearers of Small Traders Organisation had said that the media was also responsible for unnecessarily highlighting minor incidents. On this occasion, ACS (Home) Syed Sohail Akbar Shah, AIG Karachi, DIGs Karachi South, Karachi East and Karachi West, AIG Special Branch, AIG CID, and other heads of law enforcement agencies gave detailed performance reports.