SUKKUR: A large number of workers and supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional took out a procession here on Saturday in protest against fast deteriorating law and order conditions across the district.

The protesters started the procession from Global Chowk and reached Dolphin Chowk where local party leaders Faqeer Inayat Buriro, Bachal Mahar, Ismail Soomro and others addressed them and said that the district was on fire while SSP was busy receiving ajraks and topis.

They said that crime rate had shot up across the district because the only merit of the heads of police stations posted across the district was their being “sycophants” of the ruling party. “Police seem to be hand in glove with criminals that’s why law and order situation remains in a shambles in Sukkur,” they said.

They said that the criminals had targeted the party members and supporters. More than 60 party sympathisers had been looted and several of them had been left wounded by robbers when they put up resistance, they said, adding that police did not take action against the criminals despite having identified them.

The protesters demanded that Chief Justice, Sindh IGP and Sukkur DIG take notice of the alarming rise in crimes and direct officials concerned to take immediate steps to restore law and order to the district.

Published in Dawn, April 7th, 2024