KARACHI: The Karachi police on Tuesday were instructed to follow new safety protocols after the recent attack by a motorcyclist on February 28 in the Federal B Industrial Area.
According to Deputy Instructor General (DIG) South, the patrolling staff should now wear bulletproof jackets and helmets while they are on duty.
The newly-issued instructions stated that every police mobile will be attended by a party of four policemen at all times and two policemen on one motorcycle will guard each mobile.
The police car drivers are instructed to carry fully-loaded pistols, and the staff in the mobile will be guarded by policemen carrying fully-loaded sub-machine guns (SMG). The instructions are to be implemented on an immediate basis.
Meanwhile, a college-going student was shot dead by dacoits while resisting in Landhi. The robbery incident took place in the Landhi 36-B area of Karachi when a student named Usman, who was present there, came under attack.
Usman’s friend said he was getting ready for college when he heard the fire sound, he rushed to the gate of the house and saw Usman lying there. He said that the accused was snatching a mobile phone and he was seeing the incident.
Usman’s friend said, he was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to bullet wounds. The deceased Usman was a first-year student. The youth was shot in the neck which proved fatal.
Street crimes have seen a major rise in Karachi during the recent past, while the Sindh government seems to fail to control the law and order situation.
