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KARACHI: Amid the rising crime fee in Karachi, Sindh’s caretaker Inside Minister Brigadier (retd) Haris Nawaz suggested the residents to maintain their cellphones in locations the place they can’t be stolen.
The folks of Karachi have been affected by road crimes with cellular and motorbike snatching prevalent within the metropolis.
Each different day, movies of individuals getting robbed by a snatcher emerged on social media however the authorities have failed to enhance the scenario.
In a current assertion, the interim CM mentioned: “Preserve your cellphones in these locations the place they can not get stolen. One other piece of recommendation is to maintain your telephones within the hidden pockets.”
He additionally mentioned that the residents must also assist the federal government and police in curbing the crimes.
His assertion drew ire from netizens who criticised the interim minister for suggesting a novel strategy to maintain their belongings protected from snatchers.
That is the not first time a authorities official has made such a press release. Final yr, then-Karachi police chief Javed Alam Odho denied that crimes are rising within the metropolis by blaming the merchants’ group for creating a way of insecurity within the metropolis via media.
Later, he termed a protected metropolis mission crucial for a metropolis metropolis, saying it’s not doable to cease road crimes with no protected metropolis mission.
Within the first three months of 2023, over 21,000 circumstances of road crimes have been reported within the port metropolis.
