Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) from both sides of the divide on Tuesday called for taking practical steps to restore peace in Karachi. Taking part in the debate in National Assembly, Ayaz Amir of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said,” none of us has learnt any lesson from the past”. The commissionerate system was restored in the entire Sindh but later on the pressure of MQM (Muttahida Qaumi Movement) it was abolished in Karachi and Hyderabad.
He said,” we will have to think
above party affiliations and interests to steer the country out of the
present crisis”. He said parliamentary system was in place but there was
mistrust among the people.
Ayaz Amir said Sindh had its own history, it accommodated people from the entire country and welcomed millions of migrants from India in 1947. The creation of more provinces in rest of the country could not be applied in Sindh as there was feelings in the province that history “has not remained kind to us”.
Fozia Wahab of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said,”the situation in Karachi depicts division among us as instead of unity we are heading towards division”.
She said that innocent people were being killed in Karachi, but it was not time for mud-slinging rather practical steps should be taken to control the law and order situation in the mega city and restore peace there.
She said realistic approach should be adopted as demographic reality of Karachi was being changed. Without naming MQM, she said, “people are not ready to accept it.. We will have to end division of Karachi on linguistic basis”, she added.
She said,” We are all Muslims and Pakistanis and then why we are bent upon killing each other”. She added that peace in Karachi was peace in Pakistan and “we all will have to rise above differences to restore peace in the City of Lights”.
Nabil Gabol, MNA from Lyari, said that as the National Assembly was a symbol of federation similarly Karachi was also a symbol of federation.
He said if Karachi was bleeding the entire country was bleeding.
He said Interior Minister Rehman Malik had announced Rs 50,000 prize for those informing the police about those people possessing illegal weapons. “I can give names of 500 such people who have illegal weapons but even then action will not be taken against them,” he added.
Nabil Gabol said that all the three PPP MNAs are not called for the meetings chaired by Interior Minister about the law and order situation in Karachi . He said they were ready for any kind of sacrifices for the cause of Karachi and added that the division of Karachi was the division of Pakistan.
He said that militant groups from all the political parties would have to be abolished but criminals were being protected. “We all are political people and we will have to look towards our people,” he added.
Nabil demanded across the board action against the militants and said the miscreants and militants arrested in Karachi should be presented before media.
He said that instead of giving monetary compensation to those killed in the building collapse in Lyari, houses should be built by the government on their plots.
ANP’s Jameela Gilani said that around 350 innocent people were killed in a few days in target killings in Karachi and asked who would be held accountable for their massacre.
She said that the Awami National Party (ANP) was not against the local government system but the provincial assembly should streamline the system by bringing necessary changes in the law.
She said that the political parties should join hand to stop target killings.
Jameela Gilani opined that Karachi should be divided into five to eight districts for better administration.
Amir Muqam of Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) said that Karachi was economic hub of the country and every Pakistani was worried about poor law and order situation in the city.
He said that it was totally unjustified to abruptly abolish commissionerate system in Karachi and Hyderabad and suggested that reforms should be brought into the system.
He said maintaining law and order situation in Karachi was not manageable by political parties.
Amir Muqam called for launching of a Swat and Malakand like military operation in Karachi to purge the city of unscrupulous elements and bring back normalcy to it.
He said indiscriminate action should be taken against criminal elements and assassins.
Muqam alleged that the provincial government had withdrawn his security despite life threats due to political rivalry.
Syed Nasir Ali Shah said that innocent people were continuously being targeted in Quetta.
He said that unfortunately a very few parliamentarians drew the attention of House regarding target killings in Quetta.
He said that maximum members did not bother to take up the issue of target killings in Quetta in the House.
Lt Gen ® Abdul Qadir Baloch of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)deliberated on the worsening security situation and rampant corruption in Balochistan.
He alleged that both the provincial and federal governments had failed to maintain peace in Balochistan. He added that step-motherly treatment was being meted out to the province since long.
Baloch criticized the divergence of administrative system in Sindh, and said countrymen living every nook and corner of Pakistan would stand by their Sindhi brethren. He underlined the need for a uniform system in the country.
ANP’s Pervez Khan Advocate recalled sweet memories he had had in Karachi in old times when the city was calm and peaceful.
PPP’s Akhundaza Chitan alleged that the perpetrators of violence in Karachi were enjoying patronage from the political parties. He said poor people were gunned down in the name of politics in Karachi.
Citing example of Lashkar in tribal areas to flush out terrorists, Chitan urged the Karachiites to make concerted efforts to maintain peace in the city. APP
Ayaz Amir said Sindh had its own history, it accommodated people from the entire country and welcomed millions of migrants from India in 1947. The creation of more provinces in rest of the country could not be applied in Sindh as there was feelings in the province that history “has not remained kind to us”.
Fozia Wahab of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said,”the situation in Karachi depicts division among us as instead of unity we are heading towards division”.
She said that innocent people were being killed in Karachi, but it was not time for mud-slinging rather practical steps should be taken to control the law and order situation in the mega city and restore peace there.
She said realistic approach should be adopted as demographic reality of Karachi was being changed. Without naming MQM, she said, “people are not ready to accept it.. We will have to end division of Karachi on linguistic basis”, she added.
She said,” We are all Muslims and Pakistanis and then why we are bent upon killing each other”. She added that peace in Karachi was peace in Pakistan and “we all will have to rise above differences to restore peace in the City of Lights”.
Nabil Gabol, MNA from Lyari, said that as the National Assembly was a symbol of federation similarly Karachi was also a symbol of federation.
He said if Karachi was bleeding the entire country was bleeding.
He said Interior Minister Rehman Malik had announced Rs 50,000 prize for those informing the police about those people possessing illegal weapons. “I can give names of 500 such people who have illegal weapons but even then action will not be taken against them,” he added.
Nabil Gabol said that all the three PPP MNAs are not called for the meetings chaired by Interior Minister about the law and order situation in Karachi . He said they were ready for any kind of sacrifices for the cause of Karachi and added that the division of Karachi was the division of Pakistan.
He said that militant groups from all the political parties would have to be abolished but criminals were being protected. “We all are political people and we will have to look towards our people,” he added.
Nabil demanded across the board action against the militants and said the miscreants and militants arrested in Karachi should be presented before media.
He said that instead of giving monetary compensation to those killed in the building collapse in Lyari, houses should be built by the government on their plots.
ANP’s Jameela Gilani said that around 350 innocent people were killed in a few days in target killings in Karachi and asked who would be held accountable for their massacre.
She said that the Awami National Party (ANP) was not against the local government system but the provincial assembly should streamline the system by bringing necessary changes in the law.
She said that the political parties should join hand to stop target killings.
Jameela Gilani opined that Karachi should be divided into five to eight districts for better administration.
Amir Muqam of Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) said that Karachi was economic hub of the country and every Pakistani was worried about poor law and order situation in the city.
He said that it was totally unjustified to abruptly abolish commissionerate system in Karachi and Hyderabad and suggested that reforms should be brought into the system.
He said maintaining law and order situation in Karachi was not manageable by political parties.
Amir Muqam called for launching of a Swat and Malakand like military operation in Karachi to purge the city of unscrupulous elements and bring back normalcy to it.
He said indiscriminate action should be taken against criminal elements and assassins.
Muqam alleged that the provincial government had withdrawn his security despite life threats due to political rivalry.
Syed Nasir Ali Shah said that innocent people were continuously being targeted in Quetta.
He said that unfortunately a very few parliamentarians drew the attention of House regarding target killings in Quetta.
He said that maximum members did not bother to take up the issue of target killings in Quetta in the House.
Lt Gen ® Abdul Qadir Baloch of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)deliberated on the worsening security situation and rampant corruption in Balochistan.
He alleged that both the provincial and federal governments had failed to maintain peace in Balochistan. He added that step-motherly treatment was being meted out to the province since long.
Baloch criticized the divergence of administrative system in Sindh, and said countrymen living every nook and corner of Pakistan would stand by their Sindhi brethren. He underlined the need for a uniform system in the country.
ANP’s Pervez Khan Advocate recalled sweet memories he had had in Karachi in old times when the city was calm and peaceful.
PPP’s Akhundaza Chitan alleged that the perpetrators of violence in Karachi were enjoying patronage from the political parties. He said poor people were gunned down in the name of politics in Karachi.
Citing example of Lashkar in tribal areas to flush out terrorists, Chitan urged the Karachiites to make concerted efforts to maintain peace in the city. APP
