Emeutes mortelles à Karachi – février 2010
Two more shot dead in Karachi
http://www.dawn.com
Monday, 01 Feb, 2010
KARACHI: Two people were shot dead in Karachi‘s Orangi Town and Steel Town areas Monday, DawnNews reported.
The death toll from the last two days of violence in the city now stands at eight.
Rival political parties have turned parts of Karachi into a battleground as armed activists target their opponents.
The clashes first erupted in the city’s Qasba colony area on Friday. Tension gripped the area as an angry mob set fire to a bus and resorted to aerial firing. Residents fled indoors and markets quickly shut down.
On Sunday, a heavy contingent of police and Rangers were deployed on the outskirts of the area, but armed groups continued targeting one another.
The latest violence has caused political ripples as well, with the Prime Minister advising Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah to take immediate steps to calm the tension between the city’s different political groups. — DawnNews
Karachi riots claim 18 lives in 3 days
http://www.geo.tv
Monday, February 01
KARACHI: Sindh Home Department has canceled arms licenses issued for Orangi Town and imposed section-144 in the Town, banning weapons’ exhibition.
The death toll in the continuing riots in Orangi Town and Qasba Colony has mounted to 18 in three days.
A man was gunned down at Banaras Chowk today while two Rangers personnel were wounded as a result of firing near Katti Pahari in Orangi Town, poice officials said.
Qaim orders submission of Karachi shooting report
http://www.thenews.com.pk.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has issued Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Karachi orders of submission of thorough report over the incidents of firing and creation of panic, riots reported on Saturday here in metropolis, which reportedly killed 10 people.
The firing and riots’ incidents occurred in areas including Orangi Town and Qasba Colony, media reports confirmed.
The spokesman to CM Sindh, Qaim Ali Shah has issued directives to law enforcement agencies of adopting stringent measures to ensure protection of lives and property of people in Karachi, besides immediately arresting miscreants involved in anti-state actions.
On the occasion, Qaim Ali Shah expressed condolence with the heirs of those who lost their lives in tragic shootings in Karachi and also offered prayers for the departed souls.
Later, CM directed provincial Health Department to extend every possible help to injured persons, sources said.
10 died, 13 injured in Orangi town clash
www.onlinenews.com.pk
Monday 01st February, 2010
KARACHI: At least 10 people died and 13 injured in recent clash of Orangi Town while Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad has taken the notice of the incident.
Talking to media the Inspector General (IG) Police of Sindh Salah-ud-Din Babar Khattak said that miscreants were creating riots in shape of groups while police was trying its level best to control the situation and they have called for Rangers for the back up support of police.
The IG Sindh said that Orangi town’s clash was basically a conflict of two political parties. He said that he has no political pressure on the arrestment of responsible persons of the riot.
The DIG West has called a high level meeting on the directions of Governor Sindh to review the situation.
New Wave Of Violence Claim 12 Lives in Karachi
ibrahimsajidmalick.com
31 January 2010
Hollow promises, and commitments of the ruling party and law-enforcement authorities were clearly exposed as at least 12 precious lives were lost and more than 15 wounded in targeted killing and other incidents of violence in past 36 hours in Karachi.
These targeted killings were triggered on Friday night in Qasba Colony and Orangi Town, when two political activists were shot down by unidentified armed men.
According to reports, this violent series of killings escalated on Friday night at Qasba Colony, when activists of Awami National Party(ANP) were engaged in an opening ceremony of new party office. The situation turned violent when two rival groups exchanged intense firing claiming two lives. The deceased were Mohammed Javed of the MQM and Sharif Khan of the ANP.
Media sources confirmed that 15 bodies were bought to the hospitals, 4 out of which remained unknown and have been shifted to the morgue for identification and autopsy.
On Saturday morning armed men forced closure of shops in Orangi Town, Peerabad, Qasba Colony, Paposh Nagar, Kali Pehari and Banaras areas. According to the fire office, a mini-bus of route G-7, bearing registration number JE-3407, was torched in Sector-11L, Orangi Town.
SHO Mominabad Shabbair Ahmed identified the deceased as Tooti Khan while injured person was Raaz Mohammad, who were attacked by armed men when they came to Mominabad No-5 to purchase steel.
Meanwhile, another non-political person, Naek Zada was gunned down at Orangi Town in C-1 area.
A private TV channel employee , Sajid Ali, was also shot dead by gunmen, in Sharifabad police limits, when he was standing outside his uncle’s house in Liquatabad Furniture Market.
The killings have been condemned and blamed on an unknown political party by both Awami National Party (ANP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
Capital City Police Officer(CCPO) Waseem Ahmed said,“we have been pursuing the proposal to review the law about the possession of illegal weapons and to devise a mechanism to seize such arms.” He has confirmed seven killings in these incidents of violence.
MQM spokesperson alleged that “an ethnic party is harassing Urdu-speaking people, mainly in the Qasba Colony and Orangi Town areas. They killed MQM activist Friday night, and we demand that the prime minister, federal interior minister and chief minister order action against the killers.”
ANP party’s spokesman claimed that, “in Qasba Colony, Aligarh and other parts of the city the same people were targeting and killing Pakhtuns. The victims were poor people such as labourers and were on their way to work when activists of a political party gunned them down for no reason.”
Lawlessness and inability of the security institutions, yet again proved that the people of Karachi are not safe anywhere. Target killings claimed 40 lives earlier this month.
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