“I am satisfied with the performance of the police,” Sindh interior minister says
Karachi: Karachi retaliates against crime wave as Safe City Project gets Rs3 bln boost. Sindh Interior Department released more than Rs3 billion for the Safe City project for metropolitan Karachi to counter the deteriorating law and order situation and to bring peace to the port city.
Sindh Interior Minister Zia Linjar said in his statement that the first phase of the Safe City project has been directed to be completed within twelve months.
He said that no government wants crime incidents to happen, the law and order situation is gradually improving.
“The situation is not completely better, but the situation is improving,” the minister commented on the state of street crimes and mobile snatching in the port city.
“I am satisfied with the performance of the police,” he said.
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Karachi Smart Safe City Project
In Mary this year, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah approved signing an agreement of Rs5.5 billion between the Sindh Police and National Radio & Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) to launch the first phase of the Smart Safe City project in the red zone.
Initially, high-security red zones and airport corridors were marked as its initial points wherein 1,300 CCTV cameras with facial and automatic vehicle number plate recognition systems would be installed.
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It is pertinent to note that it took the Sindh government almost eight years to decide this effect for the project which was envisaged and boringly launched in 2016.
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Karachi retaliates against crime wave as Safe City Project gets Rs3 bln boost
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No significant progress in apprehending the motorcycle gang
Despite CCTV footage capturing their actions, there has been no significant progress in apprehending the motorcycle gang, leaving the community concerned about their continued criminal activities.
During this raid during the night between Thursday and Friday, the gang not only targeted dozens of people, robbing them of their cash, mobile phones, and belongings but also looted the dhaba owner and his staff.
To create chaos and fear, the criminals fired multiple shots and injured a rickshaw driver who bravely resisted their robbery attempt. The injured rickshaw driver, identified as Anees, was swiftly transported to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital via an Edhi ambulance. This brazen motorcycle gang has been particularly active in August 2023, with over a dozen reported robberies in the Azizabad area, resulting in a loot of more than Rs10 million, as per Central district police sources.
