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Karachi man, who sold jewellery to finance daughter’s treatment, killed by street criminals

Karachi man, who sold jewellery to finance daughter's treatment, killed by street criminals

In another case of street crime in Karachi, a man was shot and killed by robbers during a mugging in the Ahsanabad area near the Site Superhighway. The victim was on his way home after selling his wife’s jewelry to pay for his daughter’s medical treatment when he was confronted by the robbers. He was … Read more

Sharjeel Memon blames ‘illegal settlers’ for surge in street crimes

Sharjeel Memon blames 'illegal settlers' for surge in street crimes

Sharjeel Memon blamed “illegal settlers” for the rise in street crimes in Karachi. Over 10 lives were lost to street crimes during Ramadan. Memon stated that the Sindh government is making every effort. Sharjeel Inam Memon, the senior minister of Sindh, attributed the surge in street crimes in Karachi, which claimed over 10 lives during … Read more

Governor expresses concern over surge in street crimes in Karachi

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KARACHI: Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori has expressed concern over the increase in street crimes in Karachi.

Governor Sindh said that the day before yesterday “I made a statement against street crime, the reply was that you should keep your work, Interior Minister Sindh made a statement that where there is business, there will be crime, but this is not the case in the world”.

The Sindh Governor said that he has written a letter to the Sindh Chief Minister requesting him to take notice of increasing incidents of street crimes in Karachi. He further said dacoit groups are also getting stronger Kacha area of interior Sindh.

Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori also said that the principles of Madinah State have been implemented in the Governor House and now he is arranging an IT university for 50,000 students.

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Rangers, Police to jointly fight street crimes in Karachi

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  • DG Rangers Sindh Major General Azhar Waqas chaired meeting.
  • A briefing given on street crimes, water theft and anti-trafficking.
  • Rangers decided joint snap checking at inter-provincial checking points.

KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh and police have decided to jointly fight the menace of street crime in the metropolis.

This decision was taken at the meeting, which was chaired by Director General Pakistan Rangers Sindh Major General Azhar Waqas in Karachi. Karachi Police Chief, Zonal DIGs, and Special Branch officers also participated in the meeting.

A briefing was given on street crimes, water theft, anti-trafficking operations and repatriation of migrants.

Rangers and Police have decided joint snap checking at inter-provincial checking points and combined measures will also be taken to prevent water theft and other crimes. A detailed review of measures related to crime prevention was also taken in the meeting.

In the meeting, it was decided to deal with the challenge of street crime jointly by the Rangers and the police.

Ranger’s spokesman said it was also decided to take strict action against those displaying illegal weapons.

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Karachi police chief admits failure in controlling street crimes

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AIG Karachi said rising street crime is a major concern He blamed weak police investigation for the situation He said 100 people were killed in street crimes last year   Karachi Police Chief has expressed helplessness in controlling the rising street crimes in the city. In a conversation with BOL News, Additional Inspector General (AIG) … Read more

IG Sindh stresses on using body cameras to reduce street crimes

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KARACHI: Inspector-General Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon on Tuesday held a high-level meeting to discuss the law and order situation and rising number of street crimes in Karachi. The meeting reviewed the current law and order situation and the police strategy to prevent criminal activities. IG Sindh said steps should be taken to use body cameras … Read more

PTI MPA demands suspension of DIG East, SSP Korangi, SHO over street crimes

KARACHI: In a letter to the Sindh police additional inspector general, Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) member of provincial assembly Raja Azhar on Monday demanded suspension of district inspector general East, senior superintendent police Korangi and relevant station house officer over the rising number of street crimes. Raja Azhar specially held the police officials responsible … Read more

Aminul Haque gives strategy on how to tackle street crimes in Karachi

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque on Monday gave a formula on how to curb street crimes and unrest in Karachi. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader said local police officers should be posted at police stations, while special branch police should be activated, intelligence networking among police stations should … Read more

JI to hold protests against street crimes at 50 locations in Karachi today

KARACHI: Announcing a campaign against street crimes, Jamaat e Islami Karachi President Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has said his party would hold protests at 50 locations in Karachi on Sunday (today), including the central protest at Do Talwar in Clifton. Talking to media in Karachi, Hafiz Naeem said a large number of demonstrations would be … Read more

Police chief stresses regulatory framework to control crimes

Karachiites deprived of 3,773 bikes, 1,402 mobile phones in Feb: CPLC

KARACHI: Additional Inspector General Imran Yaqub Minhas has stressed that the sale of secondhand mobile phones accessories has to be brought into a regulatory framework, which would help in dealing with the most serious issue of rising street crimes, as the accessories and spare parts of all the snatched phones were being disposed of by … Read more

Street crimes increased in Karachi this year

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Despite big statements of restricting street crimes in Karachi, more than 50,000 occurrences of street crime have been reported in Karachi during the first eight months of 2021, stated the police officials. Most of the street crime incidents involved motorcycle snatching, followed by mobile snatching and four-wheeler snatching incidents, stated the Police. During the first … Read more

Street crimes rise at alarming rate in Karachi

Street crimes rise at alarming rate in Karachi

Alarmingly situation of street crimes in the City of Quaid, Karachi. According to the latest report of the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), Karachi’s crime rate has increased despite the frequent operations carried out by police and Rangers. CPLC has released Karachi crime statistics for October 2019. Last month Statistics According to data released by … Read more

CPLC Karachi releases crime statistics for the month of September

CPLC Karachi releases crime statistics for the month of September

As many as 18 people lost their lives as result of target killings and other incidents of violence in parts of the metropolis during September 2019. As per crime statistics released by Citizens Police Liasion Committee (CPLC) here on Tuesday, some 18 people were killed in target killing and other violence incidents as the fresh … Read more

Sindh Rangers’ raid in many parts of Karachi

Rangers arrest nine suspects during Karachi raids

At least nine suspected criminals have been arrested during separate raids carried out by Rangers personnel in Karachi here on Thursday. The raids were conducted in Gulshan-e-Maymar, Docks, Maripur, Mochko and Baldia Town, Rangers spokesperson said. The arrested persons are involved in different cases of street crimes, whereas, the security officials also recovered illegal arms … Read more