The Inspector General of Police, Sindh, Ghulam Haider Jamali, has said efforts were being made to provide conducive business environment so that local and foreign investors should give preference to invest in Karachi. Speaking at a meeting of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here on Tuesday, he claimed that as a result of determined efforts and hard work to improve the law and order situation of Karachi has yielded positive results. He praised the Karachi police for its hard work for the restoration of peace and normality in the city.
The police chief giving a detail compression of statistics of crime with last year's (2013) claimed that it showed encouraging results. He said it was our intention to provide environment in which inhabitants of the city could work and live without fear and work for the better future of their younger generation.
He assured the business community to take effective measures to curb heinous crimes. He said 250 policemen had martyred in Karachi in 2013 while 102 police officers and jawans braced martyrdom during the current year. He said during last two to three months neither any case of kidnapping nor any bank dacoity had been reported.
"Criminals are criminals and action will be taken against them wherever they hiding in the city," he resolved. "Our intention is clear that we want to provide a better and safe environment to the inhabitants of the city," Ghulam Haider Jamali added. Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Karachi police Ghulam Qadir Thebo has again warned motorcycle owners and riders that police will launched a crackdown from 10th September against those whose bike numbers plate are defective.
He advised all motorcycle owners and riders to get their motorcycle number plates relapsed with specified standard number plates within specified period. He said police will also launch drive to provide learning driving license at different places like Karachi Press Club (KPC), Karachi University etc, by organising camps. He said that first camp will be set up at the KPC from Friday. The AIG claimed the police have traced the terrorist gang involved in the attack on Karachi airport. However, he gave no detail of the attack.
Participants in the meeting claimed that extortion cases were reduced considerably during Ramazan but now it once again increasing. Some of the participants were of the view that the police which even cannot manage the traffic in the city how can they apprehend criminals.