KARACHI, Dec 29: Sindh National Front Chief Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto on Monday contested governor’s claim about improvement in the law and order situation in Sindh.

“While the governor claims 35 per cent decline in crime rate, notorious bandit Mubeen Narejo and his gang breaks encirclement by thousands of policemen near Madeji in Shikarpur district to reach a safe haven from where he will definitely strike again,” said Mr Bhutto.

The potential for crime in Karachi still remained alive and would again explode when the set-up changed, as the enforcers of the law still remained the same ineffective force, he observed.

“Today, the hue and cry of people and Sindhi newspapers against outrageous crime is being answered with claims of improvement. The consequence is dangerous. Having lost all confidence in the corrupt and incompetent police and judiciary, the people have been driven to buying arms for not only protection but also solution to such problems as would normally be taken to police stations and the courts. This leads to more crime, conflict and bloodshed,” said the SNF chief.

Meanwhile, a central leader of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, Abid Jafferi, has also challenged the governor’s claim and termed it ‘misleading’.

He observed that over the past one year, Karachi had been turned into a ‘no-go area’ which was evident from the fact that foreign cricket teams had declined to play in this port city.

Mr Jafferi claimed that in Liaquatabad area alone, more than 40 activists and some leaders had been killed owing to an internal conflict of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.