Temporary Suspension In Service - Reason: Mugging!

I have not been adding anything to my blog lately. The main reason is that I am no longer in possession of my favorite portable imaging device, which I was involuntarily relieved of last February. Simply; I was mugged and my mobile phone, along with other belongings taken away.

Although this happened on the 26th of Feb. (i think), I did not feel the need to put it in writing, that is, up till now. The event may have made interesting reading for some but sadly is a much too common occurrence in the streets of Karachi.

The situation regarding street crimes in our city is dire one. One cannot feel easy walking through them, specially after nightfall. The routine of this quick operation, as confirmed by many others, is a consistent one. Usually, two motor cycles are involved ridden by 3 riders. Occasionally, the configuration varies to one bike and two riders. As one can imagine the group surrounds the targets on gun point and one of them tells the victims to spit out their wallets, mobile phones and valuables; A standard mugging.

These activities are now part of the every day life for the Karachites. Governments have come and gone yet this issue has nothing but prevailed. The city police is apparently either powerless or unwilling to tackle this major issue of security. As the use of mobile phones have spread at a monstrous pace, so have these crimes. It is difficult to find a citizen who or his first family has not been a victim of these street crimes.

I hope that our new government takes this issue head-on and actually does something about it rather than leave it to the people.