Karachi: Anti-country elements are hatching conspiracies to sabotage the hard earn peace in Sindh for which our brave police and security agencies have laid great sacrifices. Sindh cannot afford return back to ethnic violence and all stakeholders including the provincial government must take a serious notice of the recent rise in crime rate, said Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) President Altaf Shakoor. In a statement here Thursday, he said the cold-blooded murder of three laborers belonging to Bajur at Naudero is a huge tragedy and also shame for the federal and provincial governments. He said Sindh has already been reeling from the murder of Irshad Ranjhani in Karachi due to the inhuman and apathetic attitude of police. He regretted that certain political parties are also trying to cash the newly created unrest in the province. PDP President said the killing of Bajur laborers near Larkana is a big question mark on the performance of the PPP government in Sindh. He said the police and administration have proved failure to control law and order. He said the hard earned peace in Sindh including Karachi is being wasted due to inefficiency of the sitting government, which is not concerned about the basic problems of people. Altaf Shakoor said every sector in Sindh province including education, health, policing, public transport, employment, industry and housing is on nose dive. Corruption is yet to be checked and the Wadera elite class is continually suppressing the rights of poor people. He said the society is still without justice and equity. In these circumstances, return of ethnic and political violence to this province would be a bad omen. He said till the governments at federal and provincial levels play their due role in resolving the problems of people of Sindh living in cities and villages the situation could not be easily improved. PDP President said the mega city Karachi is still getting step-motherly treatment and both federal and provincial governments are only paying lip service to it. This revenue generation engine of Pakistan is not getting funds even to maintain its civic infrastructure. He said the condition of rural areas of the province is also going from bad to worse. Altaf Shakoor said the PDP is very much concerned about rearing of the ugly head of political and ethnic crime in the province. He demanded foolproof steps to check the ethnic and political violence in Sindh including Karachi at all costs. He asked to purge the police department of black sheep. He said the Sindh police not only need modern equipment and facilities but also a proper training to work with dignity and fully respect the basic rights of citizens. He asked the government for doling out justice to the bereaved families of the slain workers, giving them compensation and ensuring early arrest of the killers.
