Thirty-four people were killed and more than 140 injured on Saturday when the commercial capital of ...
Thirty-four people were killed and more than 140 injured on Saturday when the commercial capital of Pakistan plunged into a spate of violence that observers said was eerily reminiscent of the gory days of the mid nineties.
The terrible violence also saw an attack on a private television channel, two petrol pumps being reduced to ashes and more than 30 vehicles being burnt across the city - the billowing black smoke adding to the dread and gloom that had taken over karachi since Friday.
The mayhem coincided with the visit of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who landed at the karachi Airport at midday but was stopped by the authorities from coming out of its premises on account of the security situation. The chief justice left for Islamabad early evening without setting out of the airport.
The violence, which had started late Friday with the killing of two PML-N activists in Model Colony, Malir, by unknown gunmen, dramatically escalated as caravans of the opposition parties and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement came face to face on the Sharae Faisal on Saturday morning.
The fierce gunbattles, never witnessed earlier on the main artery of the city, the Sharae Faisal, were spontaneous, intense and horrific to the core, leaving little chance for the party activists to save their lives.
Rival activists fought pitched battles that observers had feared could result in a large number of fatalities. The most shocking incident took place in Malir near Sharae Faisal, when an Edhi Ambulance driver was shot dead along with an injured, who was being ferried to hospital. Following the incident, ambulances could not reach the affected areas with the result that many severely injured died on the roadside.
The main areas that saw fierce clashes between the rival groups were the Malir Halt, Baloch Colony Bridge and the FTC Bridge. Violent incidents were also reported from Shah Faisal Colony, PIA Colony, SITE, Sohrab Goth, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Aisha Bawani. The violence abruptly escalated after 1 p.m. Near the Wireless Gate, three activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement were killed by unidentified men. Members of the PPP, the Jamaat-e-Islami and the Sunni Tehrik were also among the dead.
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Bloodshed in karachi May.12.2007
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Thirty-four people were killed and more than 140 injured on Saturday when the commercial capital of ...
Thirty-four people were killed and more than 140 injured on Saturday when the commercial capital of Pakistan plunged into a spate of violence that observers said was eerily reminiscent of the gory days of the mid nineties.
The terrible violence also saw an attack on a private television channel, two petrol pumps being reduced to ashes and more than 30 vehicles being burnt across the city - the billowing black smoke adding to the dread and gloom that had taken over karachi since Friday.
The mayhem coincided with the visit of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who landed at the karachi Airport at midday but was stopped by the authorities from coming out of its premises on account of the security situation. The chief justice left for Islamabad early evening without setting out of the airport.
The violence, which had started late Friday with the killing of two PML-N activists in Model Colony, Malir, by unknown gunmen, dramatically escalated as caravans of the opposition parties and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement came face to face on the Sharae Faisal on Saturday morning.
The fierce gunbattles, never witnessed earlier on the main artery of the city, the Sharae Faisal, were spontaneous, intense and horrific to the core, leaving little chance for the party activists to save their lives.
Rival activists fought pitched battles that observers had feared could result in a large number of fatalities. The most shocking incident took place in Malir near Sharae Faisal, when an Edhi Ambulance driver was shot dead along with an injured, who was being ferried to hospital. Following the incident, ambulances could not reach the affected areas with the result that many severely injured died on the roadside.
The main areas that saw fierce clashes between the rival groups were the Malir Halt, Baloch Colony Bridge and the FTC Bridge. Violent incidents were also reported from Shah Faisal Colony, PIA Colony, SITE, Sohrab Goth, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Aisha Bawani. The violence abruptly escalated after 1 p.m. Near the Wireless Gate, three activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement were killed by unidentified men. Members of the PPP, the Jamaat-e-Islami and the Sunni Tehrik were also among the dead.
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karachi New Horizon a vision of Great Leader Mr. Altaf Hussain and MQM.
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Aafia Siddiqui is now in the US facing charges of assaulting and attempting to kill US personnel whi...
Aafia Siddiqui is now in the US facing charges of assaulting and attempting to kill US personnel while in detention in Afghanistan.
The FBI has been unable to make any of the other charges stick.
"It is always believed one is innocent until proven guilty, not the other way round," her sister, Fauzia, told reporters in karachi on Tuesday.
She added that every time she had met US officials, they had said they had never formally accused Aafia Siddiqui of being a terrorist.
Ex-security officials also point out that if Ms Siddiqui was detained for being a terror suspect, her ex-husband, who is free, should have been too.
Why, then, would Aafia Siddiqui have been arrested and kept in secret confinement for so long?
The answer may lie in her relationship with the family of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Aafia Siddiqui is said to have married Ali Abd'al Aziz Ali, one of his nephews following her divorce.
Although her family denies this, the BBC has been able to confirm it from security sources and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's family.
It is an open secret in karachi, that any member of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's family deemed to be "a 1% threat to US security" is in American custody.
That may be the only "crime" that Aafia Siddiqui has committed.
In the eyes of US and Pakistani security officials, it was apparently too big to ignore.
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MQM Founder and Leader, Altaf Hussain, returns to karachi after a historic tour of ...
MQM Founder and Leader, Altaf Hussain, returns to karachi after a historic tour of the Punjab Province.
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"Clinton appreciates fast development process in karachi"
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"Clinton appreciates fast development process in karachi"
01 Oct 2007:
Sept 30: Former US President Bill Clinton has appreciated the fast development process in karachi and said this city is emerging as a new business hub on the world map and attracting investors world over. He announced that Clinton Foundation is establishing its permanent office in karachi to specially focus on this city and he himself would visit karachi soon. He expressed these views in a meeting with Nazim karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal during an international conference organized by Clinton Foundation at NewYork from September 26-28.
Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal arrived here Sunday after a 5-day visit to NewYork. He described the conference as highly useful and beneficial. The conference was attended, besides next US Presidential Candidate Hallery Clinton, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, by heads of states and governments of over 80 countries, major world investors, noted NGOs, experets of varied fields and about 1400 delegates of official delegations.
Mustafa Kamal referred to his meetings with world leaders and specially with former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hallery Clinton.He said in his meeting with them, he briefed them about situation at home besides development projects of karachi and particularly the steps being taken to provide facilities to people of this city. However, he said, Mr Clinton was already well aware about fast development taking place in karachi and the world attention on it with regard to trade and investment.
"I invited Bill Clinton for a visit to karachi and he accepted it", Mustafa Kamal disclosed and said the visit date will be decided later.
He said the former President was highly appreciative of City Government's Rs 8 billion Greater karachi Sewerage Plan and observed that it would bring improvement in human health conditions and elimination of environmental pollution.
"It is big stride of karachi's city government and we appreciate it", Nazim quoted Bill Clinton as having said this. Nazim karachi said that during his speech at the conference's concluding session, Mr Clinton particularly mentioned the development works being implemented in karachi and the facilities being given by the government to citizens and stated that karachi is emerging as a new business hub of the world and investors world over are focusing their attention on this city.
Therefore, he announced, the Clinton Foundation will establish its permanent office in karachi to brig this city into focus and for this purpose he will himself visit the city.
Mustafa Kamal said that during meetings with world leaders and official delegations, he briefed them about ongoing development process in karachi and particularly infrastructure Development. He said he also addressed the US business people and told the world investors that karachi has become a most important business and financial center of the region offering enormous investment and trade opportunities. Nazim said he informed them about the facilities and incentives provided by the goovernment to make investment climate more conducive and beneficial and particularly apprised them about infrastructure development that is reaching its culmination.
He said he told them that should they invest in karachi, the government will be all prepared to provide them all possible facilities and patronage. Mustafa Kamal said that world investors were informed about availability of vast opportunities for making investment in the transport, energy and other sectors and asked them to take advantage of the situation. To a question, he said, dozens of meetings were held during the course of conference on poverty alleviation, health, education and energy supply. He said he attended the meetings and workshop on these issues and represented Pakistan.
He also referred to his addresses to meetings and workshop in which, he said, he apprised the delegates about the steps taken for development in these sectors in Pakistan and especially in karachi.
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