Street crime on rise in Karachi, admits Additional IG Javed Alam.

KARACHI -- Karachi has witnessed an 'alarming increase' in street crime after the flash floods hit parts of the country especially Sindh province, Additional Inspector General (AIG) Karachi Javed Alam said on Friday. He made these remarks while briefing the media on police response against increasing crime rates in Karachi. 'After the recent floods, Karachi has seen an extraordinary increase in street crimes in the city,' he said, adding that police have intensified action against rising crime. He went onto say that Overall 736 police encounters took place this year in which 176 criminals were killed while over 800 injured. Last month, Sindh police launched...