KARACHI: Additional Inspector General Sindh Khadim Hussain Rind said that police and Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan will constitute joint committee to stop extortions and land grabbing in city.

Addressing meeting at ABAD House AIGP said that we will fight to finish crimes. He said gunshots incidences during street crimes have come down to 1.25 percent from 2 percent during last one and a half month. I believe that this is not enough and we will take such steps that street crimes from city comes to zero percent.

He said that short term and long term policies will be carved out to stop land grabbing on lands of builders and developers. He said that in short term policy builders and developers will complain to area SSPs, who will solve complains within hours. Long term policy committee comprising of representatives from ABAD, police and Revenue Department will be formed to wipe out land grabbing.

He said builders and developers are receiving threatening for extortions from Iran and Dubai against whom police is actively working. Giving an example, he said that police killed an extortionist at same place where he had killed worker of builder.

Patron In Chief ABAD Mohsin Sheikhani, Chairman ABAD Asif Sumsum, senior Vice Chairman Ibrahim Habib, Vice Chairman Zeeshan Siddiqui, Chairman Southern Region Mustafa Sheikhani, DIGs, Police officers ABAD members were present.

Mohsin Sheikhani said that reforms at police station level is need of hour. Whenever we start project SHO of concerned area arrives to our project. He said that there is dire need of Model Police Stations in Karachi for which we are trying form committee with Home Minister and Commissioner Karachi. He said work on almost fifty percent projects are stopped due to present economic crisis. Sumsum appreciated Karachi police for actively support builders and developers against extortionists and land grabbers. Police needs to do more to wipe out menace of extortions and land grabbing. He demanded to implement SOPs, which were decided during meeting with DIGs for safety and security of builders and developers.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 27 2023

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