KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has directed authorities to
carry out impartial action against criminal elements of Karachi,
regardless of their affiliations.
Talking to Sindh home
minister Manzoor Wasan on Thursday, he also gave specific directives to
increase the salaries of Sindh police at par with their counterpart
Punjab police, in two phases.
The Sindh home minister Manzoor
Wasan briefed President Zardari over law and order situation of
Karachi, whence President expressed his deep concerns and apprehensions
over bails/ release of target killers through courts, and also issued
instructions/directives to law ministry to legislate tougher laws and
stronger prosecution.
“ Stronger prosecution would lessen crimes by invoking fear in possible criminals” he reasoned.
Talking
to journalists outside Bilawal House in Karachi, Manzoor Wasan informed
that Provincial government had provided funds to police for purchase of
latest technology: rejecting the notion that federal government had
anything to do with these funds.
He cited purchases of 15
armored vehicles, and bulletproof jackets for police from the funds,
while 35 additional armored vehicles were also on the anvil.
Referring
to the briefing delivered to President Asif Ali Zardari, Manzoor Wasan
said that President had expressed his satisfaction over law and order
situation of Metropolis. Online
