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Posts Tagged ‘karachi’

Kanwari Colony Karachi; Root Cause of Unrest

By Umer Toor • Feb 3rd, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

It has become stereotype to blame MQM, ANP, and PPP for any problem in Karachi. It’s true that these parties are part of the problem and are almost equally responsible for the killings and extortion in the city, but lately the issue has become far more serious, dangerous and almost out of control.
Earlier, by giving [...]



Karachi Feburary Fear

By Salman Mugsi • Feb 1st, 2013 • Category: Politics

This morning I was going to Karachi from Hyderabad and surprisingly the highway was almost deserted and most of the sparing traffic was trucks and trailers. But on the other side of the road, going out of Karachi, the line of vehicle was long.
One of my friend tweeted that there is a mad rush at [...]



Down Town

By Muhammad Ahsan Malick • Sep 14th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Looking through them, shaken not stirred, If you are among those than there’s more to you than meets the eye, watch closely, Silent streets, smoky fog, frightened faces, mechanical moves, fear of death wondering around, this is Karachi, once a city of love and lights now just a down town.
Attempts of a systematic trodden of [...]



300 Bhatta-Givers Dead; MQM,ANP Sad

By Salman Mugsi • Sep 13th, 2012 • Category: Politics

The sector incharges of Baldiya Town and its suburbs have called upon an emergency meetings in the respective party offices of MQM and ANP to come up with some urgent measures to fill the gap of extortion money created by the death of three hundred people in the factory fire of area. These incharges know [...]



Who will help save Karachi?

By Zafir Zia • Aug 1st, 2012 • Category: Politics

The recent spate of killings in the city has compelled me to pen down few lines about the aggravated law and order situation of Karachi. It is the responsibility of the government to guarantee the security of life and property of its people but the Government of Sindh has totally failed to fulfill their constitutional [...]



Will Karachiites Vote for MQM, ANP, and PPP Again?

By Salman Mugsi • Apr 2nd, 2012 • Category: Politics

Two more people were killed while two others wounded in various incidents of violence and target killing in the one and only metropolis of Pakistan, which is the harbor city of Karachi. And that was just the beginning of yet another horrible day ahead for the Karachiites.
All the political powers of Karachi, which incidentally are [...]



Karachi is Threatened by a Self-created Holocaust !

By Uza Syed • Mar 14th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Let’s talk about the aged and obsolete Karachi Nuclear Power Plant —— KANUPP. It’s important because it threatens lives and well being of a huge number of our innocent and unknowing citizens. Yes, I am talking about —– KANUPP ——  located by the seaside near Karachi. It’s estimated that some 9 million people (half the [...]



Capital Should Be Moved Back to Karachi

By Dr. M. A. Khayal • Feb 4th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

If the GHQ wants to remain closer to the citadel of the country so that they could easily stage the coup without traveling much and hangings of the politicians should pose no delay, they could also move their bastion to the coastal city in South.
It was our military establishment which made this colossal blunder and [...]



Karachi Streets Crimes

By Muskan Hina • Dec 12th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Moharram’s most sensitive days have passed and the government offiicials are kind of celebrating that nothing major happened throughout the country despite of some fireworks and injuries here and there. I don’t want to frost their happiness, but I would request them to also pay a little attention after their party towards the alarming or [...]



SC: Similar Looks Wanted Please

By Inam R Sehri • Oct 8th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Hats off to the Supreme Court of Pakistan for releasing their decision on the ‘Karachi issue’. It would take some days more to get a comprehensive analysis on this verdict in the light of deliberations made by the concerned political parties and other stake holders. In the meantime, a forgotten page of history from the [...]