Operation in Karachi to continue until peace is established: Corps Commander Karachi

 

Corps Commander Karachi Lt. General Naveed Mukhtar observed on Saturday that the Karachi operation is completely apolitical, across the board and indiscriminate, and will continue until peace is restored in Karachi and all types of terrorism and facilitators are eliminated.

Addressing the National Defence University Seminar, the corps commander vowed the operation in Karachi would continue until peace was established in the city.

Lt General Mukthar said along with the presence of terrorist groups, several mafias like land and tankers were also active in the city. He stressed that maintaining peace in the city was their responsibility.

The corps commander outlined reasons behind Karachi’s spiral into violence over the last three decades stating that authorities responsible for governance and institutions had failed to provide infrastructure to tackle the city’s rising population.

“Karachi’s struggling problems are generally a result of political, sectarian and ethnic rivalries. However, its roots run deep into an incredibly complex structure of this city where special interest groups, criminals, terrorists and mafias compete for power, resources and survival.” Law and order situation in Karachi over a period of time has suffered from series of failing and errors including administrative incompetence and political dysfunction, he remarked.