KARACHI: The port city, which is in fact the financial hub of the country, has witnessed an “alarming rise” in street crime after flashfloods hit parts of the country, especially Sindh province, Additional Inspector General (AIG) Karachi Javed Alam said Friday.
Briefing the media on police response to the increase crime rate in Karachi, the AIG said after the recent floods, Karachi has seen an extraordinary increase in street crime, adding that police have intensified action against rising crime.
He went onto say that overall 736 police shootouts had taken place so far in the current year in which 176 criminals were killed while over 800 injured. Last month, Sindh police launched “Talash (search) App” to fight rising street crime in Karachi with the help of modern equipment and improve policing, he informed.
The app was launched by Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon at Central Police Office in Karachi.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ghulam Nabi Memon said that capacity of the Sindh Police was being enhanced to ensure prevention of crime with the help of technology so that the criminal elements, whether they are terrorists or street criminals are not able to escape from the police.
