Up till now street crimes like snatching of cell phones, money at bus stops and traffic signals was common. But now these crimes have reached their peak where truck full of men come and take away their belongings.
Recently, I happened to witness this very incident in a marriage ceremony I attended. Many armed men came in right at the time of rukhsati, put guns to the heads of bride and groom and took away everything from the guests as well as the bride. Some 400 people became victim of this incident while nobody could do anything. The police declined to register a case.
One is forced to wonder if they are not involved in this situation. The leading causes for such incidents are obviously poverty and unemployment.
Recent increase in petroleum prices will make more people unemployed and thus street crimes will increase.
SANA SHAMSHER ALI
Karachi
