Dr Abdul Wahid Soomro (MNA Pakistan Peoples Party)

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said army was not being called in Karachi to restore law and order, and stressed that the political leadership was capable of addressing the issue.
Talking to media representatives, Prime Minister Gilani dismissed remarks by Pakistan People’s Party leader Nabeel Gabol of calling the army to take control of the city. Gilani said that was Gabol’s “personal view”.
“It is not the point of the view of my party,” Gilani said.
He said the army could be called in to assist the civilian government, but added that “the political leadership of the country was capable of containing the situation”.
When asked whether he had any information that the unrest in the city was being manipulated by foreign hands, Gilani said he would respond once he received a detailed report from Interior Minister Rehman Malik.
Condemning the killings in Karachi, Gilani said he had personally spoken to the stakeholders in Karachi and that efforts were underway to bring peace to the city.
To a question regarding the Supreme Court's decision on the 18th Amendment expected tomorrow, Gilani said he hoped for a positive verdict. He further said that the PPP held the court in high esteem.
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KARACHI: Unknown gunmen killed four people in different incidents of target killing in Karachi on Wednesday, bringing to 33 the number of people killed in the city in the past 24 hours.
“It is right now difficult to name any groups over involvement in the killings but I can say one thing — this is a conspiracy to destabilise Karachi,” city police chief Fayyaz Leghari told AFP.
“Police have arrested several suspects and they are being interrogated,” Leghari said without disclosing any numbers.
Commercial centres shut down in the wake of the violence that intensified on Tuesday claiming at least 29 lives.
Police and paramilitary troops patrolled troubled parts of the city, which were deserted with public transport on strike, an AFP reporter said.
Police were searching for attackers in eastern and southern parts of the city where the violence has been concentrated.

KARACHI: At least five people died in different incidents of target killings in Karachi on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.
On the other hand, 86 people suspected of being involved in target killings, rampaging, torching vehicles, and triggering riots were arrested from across the city.
Earlier, over the weekend, at least 31 people were killed in violence in parts of the city.
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