Lessons from Lyari
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The eight-day long police operation in Baloch-populated Lyari district in Karachi has created enormous problems for ordinary citizens of the under-privileged locality. While the operation has been temporarily halted in the wake of a 72-hour ultimatum given by Interior Minister Rehman Malik to the People’s Aman(Peace) Committee (PPC), tensions are certain to engulf Lyari in the future. The operation has very ambiguous … Read more
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The insecure Balochs of Karachi
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on December 1, 2009 · 2 Comments
By Malik Siraj Akbar The Baloch population in Karachi has recently come under systematic target killing by the local police and some powerful political and interest groups. Karachi has an indigenous Baloch population of around three millions. The cycle of unchecked cases of fake police encounters, which is in fact mainly Baloch-specific, has sent shock … Read more
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