Karachiites their own enemies, says city police chief on rising crime rate.

People are worried sick about the rising crime rate in Karachi, with several citizens falling prey to robbers every day, but the city police chief thinks that the situation is not as bad as it is being made out to be.

Karachi police chief Jawed Alam Odho Friday, in a media talk at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI), denied that crime was rising in the metropolis.

The city's top cop visited the KCCI, where he heard about the reservations and problems traders were facing and assured them of full cooperation in solving them.

Renowned industrialist Zubair Motiwala, in his address during the police chief's visit, questioned the law enforcement agency's (LEA) role in the city.

He said that people are being robbed in the metropolis and raised objections over the performance of 108 station house officers (SHOs). "Tell us, do you want to close Karachi? Should we not do business?"

In response, the Karachi police chief remarked that the people of the city are their "own enemies", the businessmen engage in hue and cry, spread sensation, and then say that there...

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