Karachi Corps Commander Lt. General Naveed Mukhtar, yesterday while addressing to a seminar organized by NDU Islamabad Karachi chapter, has declared the parallel power centers in the city as stumbling blocks for law and order. He stressed on the need of operational and professional independence of local administration, particularly, Karachi police in order to achieve the peace and stability in the restive mega city.
Reiterating the decision given by Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2011, about law and order in Karachi, he said that militant wings and criminal elements must be removed from the ranks of political and religious parties. He expressed the need of having single power center in the city and province.
Dismissing the impression of selective operation against particular political party, he said that the operation in the city is completely apolitical and indiscriminate. He made it clear that target killers, terrorists, kidnappers and criminals of all color and creed would be targeted in the operation.
He also said that several myths of the invincibility of crime has been broken and criminals are challenged with enormous effort by law enforcement agencies. While stating these efforts, he also expressed the challenging aspects and complex dynamics of Karachi violence. He said that situation in the city is compounded due to presence of every kind of criminal elements ranging from Al-Qaeda to drug dealers. Here he also pointed towards the ineffective governance and administration in the city as additional challenges for security forces. Due to these circumstances, security forces had to adopt unusual strategies and the sacrifices of public and security forces personnel would not go in vain.
He said due to efforts of security forces, now criminals outfits and gangs have been divided into many splinters which are operating from the suburbs of the city due to which the operational difficulties have increased in the operation.
During his speech he also mentioned many kind of mafias which have emerged in the city due to lack of governance and corruption in administration. He also touched upon the tragic incident of Safoora Chowrangi during his speech. "Only words cannot heal the wounds and grief of those who lost their loved ones.", he said.
He said Karachi is being targeted to disrupt Pakistan's international trade and economic engine as the city accounts for 65% revenue generation in the country.
He maid it clear that the targeted operation would continue till the end of criminal elements in the city.
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