There was no target killing Karachi on Sunday and the people killed in the city, who were shown killed in violent accidents by the media, died of natural causes, personal enmities and accidents, Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik said on Monday.
Talking to journalists, Malik said that the media should avoid spreading sensation by misreporting facts regarding law and order in Karachi. He said that the media had wrongly reported that six people had died in target killing in the port city. The minister requested the media to refrain from `misreporting’ and added that a system had been set up where reporters can call up the authorities concerned to find out the cause of any incident occurred in the city.
Malik said that Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wassan and policemen were always available to confirm the cause of any incident and if they were not available, then there was a Crisis Management Cell, which was open 24 hours and had all information about crimes taking place across Pakistan.
He said that airing of an incorrect report, like that of a target killing, can cause further tensions among people. The minister clarified that no operation was being carried out but targeted action against criminals without any discrimination was being conducted to maintain law and order in Karachi.
People dying in Karachi of ‘natural’ causes: Malik
