Hundreds of women, children and men on Thursday protested against the government for its failure to bring peace to Lyari town as they buried 16 people who were killed in Wednesday's clash between rival gangs. The protesters carried placards and chanted slogans against the government, demanding that a case be registered against the chief minister of Sindh province.
"The federal government should intervene in the matter and take action against the provincial government to stop bloodshed in Lyari," a woman loudly told the media. The children were carrying the placards pleading the authorities and the civil society to come forward to save the poor people, including children and women, of Lyari who were the worst victims of the street battle between the rival gangs in Lyari.
The fierce exchange of fire and grenade attack on Wednesday killed at least 16 people including women and children. The clash also injured about 40 people, mainly school children. Lyari, one of the poorest and most violent neighbourhood of Karachi, is known for frequent violence between the gangs.
The town is largely dominated by ethnic Baloch and Kutchi community. Over a period of time, different gangs developed their stakes in the area with the support of political clout. An operation was launched by the law enforcement agencies in September against the gangs, extortionists and shooters who were killing on sectarian, ethnic and criminal grounds. The operation in the early months restored calm temporarily in the city but the gangs regained their foothold and resumed their turf war.
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