Former President General (retd.) Pervez Musharraf has supported calls for military intervention in Karachi, where a fresh wave of violence killed over 90 people in a few days.
He said that the government has failed to maintain law and order in
Karachi, adding that the army should be called to overcome the present
situation.
Former Governor Moinuddin Haider has blamed political parties for
the breakdown of law and order in the country’s commercial capital.
Speaking in a private TV channel, Pervez Musharraf said foreign
powers are not behind the Karachi mayhem, but he said that these powers
could manipulate the situation due to our internal weaknesses.
“There are gang wars in the city. The government, if willing, can contain the violence,” says the former president.
“The killing of 20 to 30 people on daily basis has proved that political leadership has failed.”
He said police and rangers could bring the situation under control,
but despite all their powers, if rangers have failed to maintain
security, army must be deployed in the city.
Expressing his views on the issue, former governor Moinuddin Haider
said that efforts being made by political parties to take control of
Karachi were leading to such a grave situation in Karachi.
“Who are the killers and who are being killed; police, rangers and all political parties know everything,” he commented.
He said that a party thinks that it is his right to rein the city
because it is the largest party, which takes more seats from Karachi. SANA
