Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Toll from Karachi violence at 37; nearly 100 hurt
Updated at: 1121 PST, Tuesday, August 03, 2010
KARACHI: The death toll from recent spate of violence in Karachi has risen to thirty-seven while more than 100 have been wounded, according to agencies, following the killing of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) Raza Haider in the Nazimabad area on Monday evening.
Police put the death toll at 33 as violent incidents jolted the metropolitan city after the killing of the MPA, who was also a senior Muttahida leader. There were fears that the death toll could rise.
According to police surgeon Hamid Priyar, over 30 people were killed in the recent spate of targeted killings. He said that by 10 am Tuesday morning, they had received 13 bodies at Civil Hospital Karachi, 14 at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, five at Abbasi Shaheed and two at Qatar Hospital in Orangi town.
More than 100 people were injured in the violence. Twenty-two were shifted to the CHK, 29 to the JPMC, eight to the ASH and 11 to Qatar Hospital. About 30 vehicles, several shops, one petrol pump and many kiosks and pushcarts were also set on fire. There were also reports of violence and damage to property in interior Sindh.
Life in Karachi came to a standstill as soon as the news of the MQM leader’s killing spread. Massive traffic jams were witnessed at all the major thoroughfares of Karachi. In the ensuing violence, several vehicles were torched.
Police sources said that MPA Haider came to the Nazimabad area to console a death. Later, he went to Jamia Masjid Trust situated in Nazimabad No-2. In the meantime, armed men riding two motorcycles and a Corolla car stopped in front of the mosque.
They first killed Constable Khalid, the MPA’s guard, who was standing outside the mosque. Then they barged into the mosque and opened fire at MPA Haider, who was performing ablution. A passer-by, Arsalaan, was also injured in the attack.
Police said that the people present at the scene shifted the injured to hospital where MPA Raza Haider was pronounced dead. Hospital sources said that the deceased MPA Haider received six bullet wounds on his head, right and left arms and chest. They added that PC Khalid received two bullets while Arsalan received three bullets.
KARACHI: The death toll from recent spate of violence in Karachi has risen to thirty-seven while more than 100 have been wounded, according to agencies, following the killing of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) Raza Haider in the Nazimabad area on Monday evening.Police put the death toll at 33 as violent incidents jolted the metropolitan city after the killing of the MPA, who was also a senior Muttahida leader. There were fears that the death toll could rise.
According to police surgeon Hamid Priyar, over 30 people were killed in the recent spate of targeted killings. He said that by 10 am Tuesday morning, they had received 13 bodies at Civil Hospital Karachi, 14 at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, five at Abbasi Shaheed and two at Qatar Hospital in Orangi town.
More than 100 people were injured in the violence. Twenty-two were shifted to the CHK, 29 to the JPMC, eight to the ASH and 11 to Qatar Hospital. About 30 vehicles, several shops, one petrol pump and many kiosks and pushcarts were also set on fire. There were also reports of violence and damage to property in interior Sindh.
Life in Karachi came to a standstill as soon as the news of the MQM leader’s killing spread. Massive traffic jams were witnessed at all the major thoroughfares of Karachi. In the ensuing violence, several vehicles were torched.
Police sources said that MPA Haider came to the Nazimabad area to console a death. Later, he went to Jamia Masjid Trust situated in Nazimabad No-2. In the meantime, armed men riding two motorcycles and a Corolla car stopped in front of the mosque.
They first killed Constable Khalid, the MPA’s guard, who was standing outside the mosque. Then they barged into the mosque and opened fire at MPA Haider, who was performing ablution. A passer-by, Arsalaan, was also injured in the attack.
Police said that the people present at the scene shifted the injured to hospital where MPA Raza Haider was pronounced dead. Hospital sources said that the deceased MPA Haider received six bullet wounds on his head, right and left arms and chest. They added that PC Khalid received two bullets while Arsalan received three bullets.
CNG stations to remain opened across Punjab today
Updated at: 1003 PST, Tuesday, August 03, 2010
LAHORE: The CNG stations in Punjab would not observe weekly holiday under the energy conservation programme of the government on Tuesday.
Briefing media at a local hotel on Monday, the All Pakistan CNG Association Chairman Ghayas Piracha said that the government would be held responsible for the circumstances created after it obstructed the gas supply to CNG stations.
The chairman claimed that the government had committed to observe this weekly load shedding of gas for the three months of winters. The chairman has shown distress over the prevailing situation.
Piracha said that the CNG industry, worth billions of rupees, was being ruined under a conspiracy and explaining that the closure of CNG stations would also reduce SNGPL revenues by up to 29 percent.
The chairman said that they had conveyed their concerns to the federal and provincial governments and had not received a positive response. The All Pakistan CNG Association has decided to put an end to CNG stations’ weekly holiday.
They strongly feel it’s unfair, as all the other provinces besides Punjab have obtained a stay order from the courts against the holiday.
The CNG Association is still prepared to sacrifice their gas share for generation of inexpensive electricity at a low tariff. Piracha also appealed to the CNG consumers to ensure their effective support to the All Pakistan CNG Association in this regard.
LAHORE: The CNG stations in Punjab would not observe weekly holiday under the energy conservation programme of the government on Tuesday.Briefing media at a local hotel on Monday, the All Pakistan CNG Association Chairman Ghayas Piracha said that the government would be held responsible for the circumstances created after it obstructed the gas supply to CNG stations.
The chairman claimed that the government had committed to observe this weekly load shedding of gas for the three months of winters. The chairman has shown distress over the prevailing situation.
Piracha said that the CNG industry, worth billions of rupees, was being ruined under a conspiracy and explaining that the closure of CNG stations would also reduce SNGPL revenues by up to 29 percent.
The chairman said that they had conveyed their concerns to the federal and provincial governments and had not received a positive response. The All Pakistan CNG Association has decided to put an end to CNG stations’ weekly holiday.
They strongly feel it’s unfair, as all the other provinces besides Punjab have obtained a stay order from the courts against the holiday.
The CNG Association is still prepared to sacrifice their gas share for generation of inexpensive electricity at a low tariff. Piracha also appealed to the CNG consumers to ensure their effective support to the All Pakistan CNG Association in this regard.
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