Karachi now has the dubious distinction of ranking among the planet’s most dangerous cities.
“We are not at war with the Mohajirs – just the party that claims to represent them,” says Shahi Syed of the ANP.
“For the sake of their own community, the MQM should stop the killing,” says Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza.
November 25 marked the beginning of 16 days of activism for ending gender-based violence against women, and also the Take Back the Tech! campaign.
“The ANP thinks Karachi is a bazaar, ripe for plunder,” says Wasim Akhtar, a MNA with the MQM.
The free flow of weapons into Pakistan since the 1980s led to a tremendous increase in violence and continues to date, despite a subsequent attempt to de-weaponise the country.
“Implement the Police Order, 2002, to depoliticise police,” says Jameel Yusuf, Founding Chief, CPLC.
Shehri: “It is not possible to grab public land without the connivance and active collusion of government agencies”
“Citizens must stop pointing fingers at the government and take responsibility for this city,” says Javed Jabbar.
Why has the situation in Karachi deteriorated over the years? What can be done now? What do the city’s stakeholders have to say?
Did Imran Khan's Karachi jalsa proceed without any hitches because the PTI had a tacit understanding with the MQM?
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