Summary A special cabinet meeting would discuss Karachi's overall situation.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday took notice of ongoing violence in Karachi.
Taking notice of worsening law and order situation in Karachi‚ the Prime Minister said that situation in Karachi is a matter of grave concern and all stakeholders should sit together to devise a joint strategy to check the situation.
Nawaz Sharif said peace in Karachi is vital because it is economic hub of the country.
The Prime Minister has summoned a special meeting of the Cabinet to discuss law and order situation in Karachi and finalize a strategy to restore peace there.
He directed Sindh governor‚ Sindh Chief Minister‚ high officials including DG ISI‚ DG Intelligence Bureau‚ DG rangers and IG police Sindh to attend the meeting.
Violence continued unabated in the country s commercial capital as six more people were killed in different areas of the metropolis during last 24 hours.
A tortured body was found in Mewa Shah Graveyard.
A person was shot dead near Wireless Gate area. The victim has been identified as Kalam.
Another person died in shooting incident in Kharadar area whereas a person was killed and another got injured in gun attack in Lines area.
Separately, a person was gunned down in Korangi Allah Wala Town. A person shot in Baldia Town area succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital.
Local residents staged a protest against Lyari gangsters, chanting slogans against the authorities. Locals also reiterated their disapproval of the inability of security officials to curb crime in the area.
Earlier on Tuesday, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain demanded that Karachi should be handed over to the army to contain the ongoing wave of violence that left dozens of people killed in recent days.
A bloody wave of killings and kidnappings has hit Karachi, a sprawling metropolis of 18 million people on the Arabian Sea and Pakistan s economic heart.
Bloody gang wars fed by ethnic and political bitterness, drugs and the Taliban, have created a culture of impunity, and the past two years have seen record death tolls.
In the first six months of 2013, 1,726 people were killed in Karachi compared with a previous high of 1,215 in the same period last year, according to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
