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Situationer: Behind the numbers of Karachi's crime conundrum
Imtiaz Ali Published September 22, 2022
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DURING a recent visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Karachi Additional Inspector General Javed Odho landed in hot waters when he suggested that the business community was 'shooting itself in the foot' by raising a hue and cry over the incidence of crime in the city.
With such claims doing the rounds, why would investors come to your metropolis in the first place, he asked.
To justify his position, Mr Odho had claimed that while there was an uptick in the incidence of street crime, particularly in "the first week of September", police efforts had managed to bring that under control.
However, this time around, he argued, incidents of kidnapping, child abduction and motorcycle theft had gone down considerably, while "targeted killings were almost zero".
Whether the police officer's logic was sound or not, the remarks drew the ire of the city's business and political circles alike, with senior MQM-Pakistan leader Khawaja Izharul Hassan going so far as to say that it appeared as if the official was giving robbers a license to loot with impunity.
While official data suggests situation in 2022 is little better or worse than previous year, police and public response to recent uptick in street crime could be better managed
Others also reacted sharply, saying the police were in a state of denial. It was also claimed that law enforcement was under pressure to keep the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party government's failings under wraps, since they had failed to control the law and order situation. Opponents even went as far as to allege that the party had a stake in the disorder plaguing the city.
But according to Malir SSP Irfan Bahadur, Mr Odho's observations were given a rather sensational and misleading twist.
He blamed certain elements for spreading sensation and insecurity among citizens by sharing videos on social media, many of which were of crimes committed in other countries, and passing them off as incidents happening in Karachi.
He is not wrong; a gruesome video doing the rounds recently, with the caption: "Blind firing on a family at Red Apple and Baloch Ice Cream in Gulistan-e-Johar" has been viewed and shared thousands of times this month.
It makes for brutal viewing, two men in baseball caps walk up to a family in a car and pepper them with small arms fire. A circumstantial glance reveals plastic chairs around patio tables, much as one would expect to find outside a roadside eatery in Karachi.
Only, the video is from Ecuador, of an incident reported by Spanish language papers in May of this year.
This video, which was the subject of a recent AFP fact check, highlights the problem the Malir SSP is referring to, and in his words, police have decided to take such elements to task.
Fact check: Misleading video shows shooting in Ecuador, not Karachi's Gulistan-e-Johar
An examination of the data reveals that the police contention isn't too flawed; crime stats from corresponding periods in 2021 and 2022 are not too dissimilar.
The data reviewed by Dawn revealed there was an increase in snatchings of mobile phones and motorbikes and theft of four-wheelers and two-wheelers. However, there was a decrease in the number of murders or injuries during robberies, house robberies and snatching of four-wheelers this year as compared to the previous year.
However, the official data is not a true indicator of the situation on ground as it is an open secret that countless people who have fallen prey to street crimes in the metropolis during the same period had either decided not to approach the police due to a huge trust deficit or their FIRs were not lodged by the law-enforcers.
Murder or injury during robberies reduced upto 6.62pc, house robberies decreased by 20.98pc, car snatchings saw a 29.34pc decrease, but what did see a significant uptick was the snatching of mobile phones, a total increase of 18.3pc.
Car theft was also up by 15.71pc, while bike snatching and theft saw a minute increase of 0.84pc and 1.37 pc, respectively.
A retired senior police officer, who wished not to be named, blamed a host of factors for the prevalence of street crime in the city.
He claimed that while 60-70pc of criminals did get arrested, they were either acquitted or released on bail due to the serious failings in forensic investigation capability and witness protection. Political interference was also another issue in recruitment and transfer postings.
He also held the easy disposability of stolen mobile phones as a reason for the rise in snatching. "There are buyers available who operate as a mafia and it isn't easy to take them down." Similarly, motor bikes are also easy to off-load, he says, but stricter checks on number plates could make some difference.
Senior Counterterrorism Department (CTD) official Raja Umer Khattab told Dawn that CCTV cameras were the key to controlling crime now. He gave the example of bank robberies, which used to be in vogue until security footage helped police track down some big heists. After this, criminals would seldom target banks themselves, preferring to loot customers who had made withdrawals outside the secure confines of the bank buildings.
In terms of manoeuvrability, he said the Shaheen Force could be very effective, since ungainly police mobiles could not effectively pursue suspects through Karachi traffic. "They can be useful for investigation but it cannot arrest the criminals as the pillion riding suspects use small streets in their bid to flee. In these circumstances, bike-patrolling can become effective as they can surface suddenly at any place."
He also refuted what he termed "propaganda" that crimes have increased because of the arrival of flood victims in the city. Based on his experience, he said there was nothing to back up this claim and it was mere speculation.
"Crimes can be controlled through coordination between the police and the public - both are at fault. Citizens do not want to become witnesses and when police prepare a case, criminals usually get bail."
Blaming long wait times for minor cases to go to trial for the lack of people's interest in pursuing cases, he said: "Until all of us — civil society, police and judiciary — are not onboard, these crimes cannot be controlled."
Published in Dawn, September 22nd, 2022
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Sep 22, 2022 07:53am
police back up the criminals in Pakistan, sharing my own experience when I hand over a mobile snatcher to police, they call me frequently to come police station 3 to 4 time a week, from hadeed to gadap, when I say them I am job person it not possible me to join you too frequently. when when I theft they are not registering the FIR to register FIR you need to call them from a resource able person.
I am sure the number is too high but due to malfunctioning of the system, people avoid to register the FIR, they know nothing will happen, instate of that you have to pay bribery to Sindh police. everyone knows that Sindh police is the most corrupt police in the whole of Pakistan.
Police personnel are also criminals in Uniform to have protection . Sahiwal incident was eye opener
Pakistan First
May i share some startling facts as follows: Police force_ unfortunately_ does not have will and capability to control street crime. They only deter criminals through police patrolling but remain unsuccessful as ever. Police are corrupt to the core_ Clear example SHO & SSP salary falls around 75,000-100,000PKR and 150,000-200,000PKR maximum respectively then how come SHO and SSP buy flats and bungalows in DHA and purchase land cruisers/VIGOs for themselves and their family??
Common man should be given a legal right to shoot and kill muggers on the spot.
Sab Se Pehle Pakistan
Where are the LEAs? Sindh police has absolutely failed to protect residents of Sindh. In addition, Pakistan Rangers have been in Karachi since 1988. What has been there role in the past thirty five years. It is time to face the reality.
Sep 22, 2022 12:05pm
Fool proof security must be provided to citizens of Karachi. Professional criminals are ruling the streets of Karachi. Round up all illegal immigrants and keep constant watch on people of criminal record. For this you need police force. Withdraw security provided to all elites and political leaders. They should be told to arrange their own security. If they can spend millions on elections why can't they spend some money on their personal security?
Fastfriend
Local police or Community police is the only solution.Outsiders come to Karachi and enjoy the loot and then leave for other outsiders to enjoy.Not more than 5% of Karachi Police are real Karachites.Our rulers policy is to keep them under distress so that they don't get free.
M. Emad
Jiye Bhutto
The best way to get the city clean is to get rid of Sidh Police, they are the guardian of the criminals.
What is the role of Rangers in Karachi?
Criminal enterprise is no doubt, thriving under the Crime Minister and under the notorious Zardari control Karachi. Way to go. We are making progress and getting ahead in crimes rates compared to most major urban centers of the world.
Ghayur
Only the PPP govt is behind all these crimes as they and their members are the direct beneficiaries they get their share out of all these crimes, otherwise they can not afford number of land cruisers and palace like residences
AZAM AKBAR
The majority of police in Sindh from top to bottom and bottom to top is corrupt, criminal, uncivilised, uneducated, illiterate, semi literate, incompetent, inefficient, etc., for decades. The police follows PPP agenda. Period.
Syed A. Mateen
The increase in mugging crimes in Karachi is compelling people to buy arms obtain licenses and keep it fully loaded while going out on streets whether as pedestrian, on motorbike or in a car to shoot muggers on spot in self defence. With increase in population of Karachi and influx of 1,00,000 peoole every day in the city, police force is not increased with the ratio and proportion of the growing population, thus police force is completely failed to maintain law and order situation in Karachi.
Gypsykhan
Speaking of number plates...seems like the entire fleet of vehicles of Sindh administration is always on the roads! Green Government number plates need to be checked thouroughly. Street crimes are on the rise. The police and Sindh govt can claim and say whatever they can. Rangers deployment in Sindh for decades now is a living proof of how incompetent the police and Sindh govt. Are
Jigen.m19
How else will police earn money? And the money that the police earns from these criminals go all the way up to the ministers
Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Unfortunately, akin to many other mega cities in the world, most of the crimes committed in the centuries old historic city of Karachi, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, are neither reported nor recorded.
Taj Ahmad
@Syed A. Mateen, 100% agreed, it's a wake-up call for all of us in the mega city Karachi.
My best memory of Karachi is... leaving Karachi. Karachiites don't deserve this, but nothing will change unfortunately.
Dr Atam Vetta
Reading the comments on this piece it appears that the Karachi police is corrupt from bottom to the top. If this is right, then it is likely the police forces in the whole of Pakistan are corrupt.
More Sticks approach is not a solution here but who is looking for solutions? Vocational training of those who were left behind must be considered.
Ghulam Qasim
Mr.Odho himself proved that how incompetent and unsuitable for the job to lead police department in Karachi. He should be removed from his position forthwith and some honest and competent police officer should be deployed instead of him.
A Middle Classer
What a shameful statement he passed about Karachiites. Does he have any idea what kind of situation we are going through in this city.
Many policemen, their friends, and family members are directly involved in the street crimes in Karachi.
Jaggernaut
What a silly statement he had passed about the situation in Karachi! He added insult to the injury of the people of this city.
Hamid Faisal
Dear wrtier of this report / article your point is right, but the reality is: Basics of governance model was misspelled since begenning, and for the last 40 years' people governance model are beating around the BUSHES. The LEA's of our beloved country are working like they are in the Era of 1900. Countries who developed themselves during the last 40 years, they invested more on Education and Law and Order institutions. If you don't agree, do your analysis and you will get the reality.
Incorrigble Ruling Elite of Pakistan
The government should made it easy for the people of this city to have arms license so that they could protect themselves. The process should be easy. If a citizen is a tax-payer, have no criminal FIR recorded against him, he should go straight to arms shop, get himself varied through NADRA record and buy arms and amunition over the counter. This will help government earn a lot of revenue. And those people who vulnerable to street crimes and armed robberies will be able to defend themselves.
At least something in Pakistan is growing! Congratulations!
In short, Pakistan has always lacked the will to do anything contructive, Reason being is that we are and have always been self serving. This habit of ours is not going anywhere , near or far future.
When institutions for good governance are formed, there has to be performance analysis function for such institutions. Just naming LEA's like Dolphin Force, Eagle Force, Elite Force, Tiger Force can never provide the right outcome. When there is Nepotism in human resource hiring, how can anyone expect the right results. Likewise, other institutions i.e. NDMA, PDMA, NAB etc., the LEA's of our beloved country are just the puppets of SARKAAR.

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SPIEL'21 takes place - but without Asmodee
The international game days in Essen are expected to take place. However, visitors will have to do without the publishing giant Asmodee. The Essen-based publisher has now officially announced what has long been known behind closed doors: Asmodee will not be represented with a stand at Spiel'2021. In view of the relaxed but unclear corona situation with regard to autumn, the decision is understandable - not for all fans, but in the sense of the company's responsibility for its employees.
There is a lot of good, but also less positive news about SPIEL'21 in Essen. First of all, the most important information: What all board game fans had hoped for will most likely happen - the international game days will take place. At least that is the current status, which the organizing Friedhelm Merz Verlag informs about in the social media. A list of the publishers registered so far is also partially publicly available, which is more than expected, but from the point of view of the fans, possibly less than hoped. With Asmodee's departure, the fair will now lack at least one attractive contact point in the exhibition halls.
Asmodee: Corona still "unclear health situation"
Asmodee's cancellation of SPIEL'21 comes as no surprise, but it's now official. So far, there have been indications that the Essen-based publishing house probably does not want to take part in the International Match Days, because it was said in general that Asmodee would not take part in any events this year. This is now confirmed by the report from PR man Robin de Cleur. "Events are very important for Asmodee and an affair of the heart," it said. "We can't wait to be able to participate in small and large events again, where we share the joy of playing together and show our board games to the world."
However, this does not yet apply to SPIEL'21, because: "in the health situation, which is still unclear in 2021, despite increasing vaccination rates, we take the health and safety of our employees, partners and players to heart," explains Asmodee the decision not to appear at the SPIEL in Essen. The decision made applies to the Asmodee Group, the studios and also Asmodee Germany. Events in person will only be held again "as soon as the situation allows it", explains de Cleur in the report.
Will this have any impact on SPIEL'21 in Essen? Yes and no. Yes, because the fair will therefore lack a strong partner with top titles in its portfolio. No, because other publishers have registered, knowing that Asmodee's possible rejection is possible. So there won't be any kind of chain reaction. The registration deadline has passed anyway, and whoever is on the list will probably also be on the international match days in 2021. In any case, big names are also there in the second Corona year - and not too close: Hasbro, the Pokemon Company, Tierra del Fuego, Hutter, Jumbo, Ravensburger, Pegasus, Schmidt or Abacusspiele are also there, as are Lucky Duck Games, Phalanx, Ares, Gravity or Huckle Bear Games. In total, the list contains hundreds of entries, so the exhibition halls in Essen will probably be anything but empty.
You probably have to play "at a distance". Photo: Volkman
Against the background of the current corona situation, it seems likely that the international game days can take place as planned. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia allows larger events from August 27th - at least this is regulated in the currently valid version of the Corona Protection Ordinance, which initially applies until July 8th. The NRW Ministry of Health recently granted this small extension in order to be able to react to the more relaxed pandemic situation with possible further adjustments. There could be answers to two questions in particular: Are there any further easing now? Do you adapt the rules for events in summer early?
It is therefore uncertain under what conditions SPIEL'21 will take place in Essen. The Friedhelm Merz Verlag has not yet looked at the cards as far as the plans are concerned. One thing is certain: the trade fair will take place under special safety and hygiene measures. The organizers have already considered the measures: "We have submitted a comprehensive and responsible hygiene concept to the city of Essen," said Dominique Metzler, head of the organizing Friedhelm Merz Verlag, via Facebook. She makes it clear: SPIEL is not the European Championship. You will have to follow the rules.
Based on the current recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute, these will at least be the obligation to wear masks and distance regulations. Contact tracing will also have to be done, probably digitally. In addition, analogous to other events, you will have to show one of the so-called "three Gs" - recovered, vaccinated, tested. As of now, the trade fair will also have to be offered with a limit on the number of visitors. Theoretically, some of this could change as the vaccination campaign progresses – in practice, however, one will probably exercise caution. Also because the risk of infection with the delta variant increases with the beginning of autumn and the onset of cooler seasons. This will be the dominant one at this point in time – that harbors dangers. And therefore requires high security measures.
By the way: Friedhelm Merz Verlag wants to present its concept in just under two weeks. By then at the latest, fans will know more about how SPIEL'21 is organized. Until then, the following applies: put on your mask, keep your distance, have it tested - in this way everyone can help ensure that the conditions for a possible trade fair in October are actually in place.
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Q: Perl object threading Hey all, I have a question about perl objects and threading.
My program is a log parser that processes each line of the logs into an object list, and
thus, each of the objects can be referenced like this :
to get the value stored :
print @object[$index]->time;

output : 01:11:22

to set the value :
@object[$index]->time("01:22:25");
print @object[$index]->time;

output : 01:22:25

And after saving all of the logs into memory, I will have a list of @objects.
So the problem lies in the processing of the objects.
I want to process the data via threads and I am able to do it on normal data like modifying a string, adding a total, etc.
But I do not know how to do so for objects.
I want to do something like
my $thr2 = threads->new(\&processTime, @object);

(example is not correct, just an idea of how I want the processing to be)
So therefore I require the help of you guys to help me with the processing of objects via threads. Thanks

A: If all you want is concurrent processing, there are far fewer problems with forking instead of using threads.  One popular forking library is Parallel::ForkManager, though there ar e others.
If you feel you must use threads, see Thread::Queue but note its advice to carefully read the threads::shared bugs and limitations section, and particularly read the example of a share-safe class.
Also, in perl5, an array element is accessed as $object[$index], not @object[$index]; the latter is an array slice, which will work the same in many circumstances, but is less efficient.  If you have warnings enabled (which you should), you should be seeing a warning about this.

A: IIRC perl does copy-on-write on any object (ref) used by multiple threads unless the object is explicitly marked for sharing. Read the threads::shared perldoc page.

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Chaircreature (Chairman of the Federal Reserve nickname)
"Chaircreature" was a character in the television science fiction series, The Tomorrow People (1979). The creature chaired the Galactic Federation.
Chairmen (and chairwomen) have been dubbed "chaircreatures" by several critics, but the term had never been popularly associated with one writer or any one government agency or business. The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has been called the "Fed Chairman" and "Fed Chief." The blog Zero Hedge on January 20, 2011 used "Chaircreature" in its article, "John Taylor: The Fed's Rightful Chairman." The term "Chaircreature" (always capitalized) was used again in Zero Hedge articles of several following days.
On February 3, 2011, Zero Hedge used the nickname "Chairsatan."
Wikipedia: Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve, and informally as The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. It was created in 1913 with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, largely in response to a series of financial panics, particularly a severe panic in 1907. Over time, the roles and responsibilities of the Federal Reserve System have expanded and its structure has evolved. Events such as the Great Depression were major factors leading to changes in the system. Its duties today, according to official Federal Reserve documentation, are to conduct the nation's monetary policy, supervise and regulate banking institutions, maintain the stability of the financial system and provide financial services to depository institutions, the U.S. government, and foreign official institutions.
The Federal Reserve System's structure is composed of the presidentially appointed Board of Governors (or Federal Reserve Board), the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks located in major cities throughout the nation, numerous other private U.S. member banks and various advisory councils. The FOMC is the committee responsible for setting monetary policy and consists of all seven members of the Board of Governors and the twelve regional bank presidents, though only five bank presidents vote at any given time. The responsibilities of the central bank are divided into several separate and independent parts, some private and some public. The result is a structure that is considered unique among central banks. It is also unusual in that an entity outside of the central bank, namely the United States Department of the Treasury, creates the currency used.
According to the Board of Governors, the Federal Reserve is independent within government in that "its decisions do not have to be ratified by the President or anyone else in the executive or legislative branch of government." However, its authority is derived from the U.S. Congress and is subject to congressional oversight. Additionally, the members of the Board of Governors, including its chairman and vice-chairman, are chosen by the President and confirmed by Congress. The government also exercises some control over the Federal Reserve by appointing and setting the salaries of the system's highest-level employees. Thus the Federal Reserve has both private and public aspects. The U.S. Government receives all of the system's annual profits, after a statutory dividend of 6% on member banks' capital investment is paid, and an account surplus is maintained. The Federal Reserve transferred a record amount of $45 billion to the U.S. Treasury in 2009.
Wikipedia: Chairman of the Federal Reserve
The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the central banking system of the United States. Known colloquially as "Chairman of the Fed," or in market circles "Fed Chairman" or "Fed Chief". The Chairman is the "active executive officer" (see 12 U.S.C. § 242) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
The Tomorrow People—Character Information
Chaircreature
The creature that chaired the Galactic Federation committee that discussed the Sorson and Thargon incursion into closed space around the Earth.
The Chaircreature sent John to the Proctor Detention Centre when he objected to the lack of action taken by the committee.
Episode: War of Empires.
Actor: David Cann.
John Taylor: The Fed's Rightful Chairman
Precisely a year ago, in advance of the then farcical renomination of the genocidal maniac for his nth term at the printer's, Zero Hedge nominated John Taylor of Stanford for Fed Chairman. Of course, in the subsequent theater in which the purchased cretinous zombies with Wall Street bank indulgence accounts known as Congressmen, it was a given that the Chaircreature would be appointed for his subsequent (and last) term. Yet in the intervening one year, Taylor's role in monetary affairs has only gotten stronger, to the point where BusinessWeek has just released an article titled: "John Taylor: The Republicans' Shadow Fed Chairman."
Stunner: Gold Standard Fully Supported By… Alan Greenspan!?
You read that right. After such establishment "luminaries" as World Bank president Robert Zoellick, Warren Buffett's father Howard, Jim Grant, and, most recently, Kansas Fed president Thomas Hoenig, all voiced their support for a return to a gold standard, the most recent addition to the motley group of contrite voodoo shamans is none othe than the man who is singlehandedly responsible for America's addiction to cheap toxic credit, who spawned such destroyers of the middle class as the current Chaircreature, and who currently is the chief advisor in John Paulson's crusade to gobble up every ounce of deliverable physical in the world: former Fed Chairman - Alan Greenspan!
Jim Grant: "The Fed Is Now In The Business Of Manipulating The Stock Market...Should Confess It Has Sinned Grievously"
Jim Grant, who will never be accused of being a fan of the Criminal Reserve, and whose views on what will happen to asset prices in a printer-happy world are gradually being validated, appeared on Bloomberg TV, telling Margaret Brennan upfront that Bernanke owes the world an apology. Alas, after various revolutions around the world have been catalyzed by Bernanke's policies, we have a feeling that ever more oppressed people will soon see the Printer in Chief as a patron saint of violent revolution, alas against crony regimes fully supported by the US (and hopefully the US will view it the same way when its time comes). That aside, Grant's criticism of the Fed should really start to grate on the Chaircreature: "I think what would be very good for the Fed if there would be a confession, the Fed should confess that it has sinned grievously, and is in violation of every single precept of its founders and every single convention of classical central banking."
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Home>Arts and Entertainment >Hrithik, Tiger's 'War' crosses INR 100 crore-mark
Hrithik, Tiger's 'War' crosses INR 100 crore-mark
By IANS Updated: Oct 05, 2019 11:21 pm
It's been only three days since "War" was released and the film has entered the INR 100-crore club.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh on Saturday tweeted: "'War' Hindi: Wednesday INR 51.60 cr, Thursday INR 23.10 crore, Friday INR 21.30 crore. Total: INR 96 crore…Tamil + Telugu: Wednesday INR 1.75 cr, Thursday INR 1.25 crore, Friday INR 1.15 crore. Total: INR 4.15 crore…Total: INR 100.15 cr…India business."
Produced by Yash Raj Films (YRF), "War" released in 4000 screens. The action thriller, which features Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in the lead roles, recorded the highest first-day collection for any Bollywood film ever, raking in INR 53.35 crore.
On receiving such an overwhelming response from the audience, director Siddharth Anand said: "For all of us what matters most is that our film is receiving universal love and appreciation. It is one of the rarest of moments where kids, youth, families, older age segments are all loving a film and endorsing it incredibly positively.
"We are deeply thankful and humbled. We have made 'War' with a lot of passion, belief and love and it's fantastic to see audiences enjoying themselves to the fullest in the theatres. Our film is a big screen experience and we hope we entertain people across the length and breadth of our country in the days to come!"
"War" was released on October 2 on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.
(IANS)
By IANS Updated: Oct 05, 2019 11:21:06 pm