Opp blasts govt over poor law and order in Karachi.

KARACHI -- Opposition lawmakers once again expressed concerns over growing street crimes in KaraAchi as Muttahida Majlis: e: Amal's Syed Abdul Rasheed maintained that over 130 citizens were killed in 2023 so far over resisAtance to robbery.

Speaking on a call attention notice, Rasheed said that there was a surge in street crimes and murders upon resistance. He alleged that the police instead of maintaining law and order was busy in 'managing' the local government polls for the ruling Pakistan People's party.

The MMA member said that 134 people had been killed durAing mugging in Karachi in 2023 and over 72,000 vehicles were snatched or stolen. He said that the robbers killed 31 citizens in January, 34 in February, 32 in March and 28 in April, adding that nine people lost their lives in first 11 days of May

'What are the steps taken by the Sindh government and the law enforcement agencies to protect the life and property of the citizens?' he asked.

Rasheed said that at the one hand the people were being killed by the robbers but on the...