The free-spending elite are targeted for dissuasion by the reintroduced limitations on avenues of socialisation in the wake of regional resurgence of Covid-19.
The second Eid under the long shadow of this pandemic, having hitherto claimed 32.5 million lives globally, is expected to be quiet and simple in Pakistan.
The middle class lacks affordability. The free-spending elite are targeted for dissuasion by the reintroduced limitations on avenues of socialisation in the wake of regional resurgence of Covid-19.
Factors such as the curtailment of shopping time, fear, curbs on socialisation, uncertainty, falling family incomes and inflation have converged to further scale down the volume of Eid business this year by a projected 20 per cent to Rs448 billion from Rs560bn in 2020. Online shopping has picked up pace but the 25pc spike is on a relatively narrow base in the country.
Police and TLP protesters come face to face near the Yateem Khana Chowk in Lahore | Arif Ali/White Star
Violent protests by the now-banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan once again put the police in the direct line of attack, resulting in hundreds of casualties in the service. Police complain that their concerns fall on deaf ears, while they are often castigated for their brutality. Is the issue simply one of reforming the police?
The protests began on Sunday, April 11, intensifying the following day when the police were ordered to arrest Saad Rizvi, leader of the far-right religio-political group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan [TLP].
Major roads and highways across the country were blocked, forcing people to observe a lockdown far more stringent than any recent government-imposed Covid-19 lockdown. As markets remained shuttered and people stayed at home, clashes between the police and protesters intensified outside.
Robbers’ gang held
May 8, 2021
Islamabad: Khanna Police has arrested three members of criminals involved in robbery and recovered snatched cash, mobile phone, motorbike and weapons from their possession.
According to Police spokesman, SSP (Operations) Dr. Syed Mustafa Tanveer directed all police officials to ensure effective policing measures in the city and trace those involved in dacoity cases.
Following their directions, SP (Rural-Zone) Rana Abdul Wahab constituted a team under the supervision of ASP Usman Munair included Station House Officer Khanna Police Station.
Sub-Inspector Kamal Khan alongwith other officials which successfully busted three members’ dacoit gang involved in snatching valuables at gun point.
Burglars loot 12 kg gold worth Rs100 million from jewellery shop in Karachi
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Burglars loot 12 kg gold worth Rs100 million from jewellery shop in Karachi
KARACHI (Dunya News) - A major robbery incident took place at a jewellers shop in Karachi where unidentified burglars looted 12-kilogram gold worth Rs100 million.
According to details, plaintiff said that all the gold was kept in the show cases instead of the lockers. When he came at the shop in the morning of May 4, four locks were broken.
According to the DIG south there is only one entrance of the market, doors were locked and four guards were on duty.
14 criminals held
May 1, 2021
Islamabad : Islamabad Police arrested 14 outlaws including three members of Inter- provincial gang of drug peddlers and recovered huge quantity of narcotic and weapons from their possession, a police spokesman said on Friday.
According to details, SSP (Operations) Dr. Syed Mustafa Tanveer has directed all zonal officers to accelerate their efforts to curb crime in the city.
Following these directions, SP (City-Zone) Omer Khan constituted special police team under the supervision of DSP Raja Tahir Hussain including SHO Secretariat police station Sub-Inspector Khuram Shahzad along with other officials arrested three members of inter-provincial gang of drug peddlers namely Ashen Haider S/O Abid Hussain R/O Kuram Agency Para Chanar, Nasir Hussain S/O Sabir Hussain R/O Parachinar and Kashan Saleem S/O Muhammad Saleem R/O Maira Bairi Golra Islamabad and recovered 3.410 gram hashish from their possession.