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Articles with tag: crime

London’s Knife-Crime Epidemic:

Asif Naqshbandi   Jul 6, 2008   interacts: 11

Such is the horror in Britain at this new phenomenon, that the Police have declared tackling knife-crime to be their new number one target surpassing even that of terrorism.

Of Sin and Crime

shobig sifar   Mar 19, 2008   interacts: 5

I was fervidly persuaded that day by my neighbour molvi sahib to attend this Jum’a congregation in a madrassah near the city centre.

National Reconciliation goes truly National

Talha Muhammad   Oct 7, 2007

The National Association of Street and Petty Crimes, Karachi Chapter has announced that in the spirit of the newly presented proposal by Pervaiz Musharraf, all its members who have stolen mobiles, snatched cars and killed people over cash between the peri

Reflections on the Virginia Tech School Tragedy

Khalid Sohail   Apr 25, 2007   interacts: 143

In this land of eminent scientists, avant-garde artists and Oscar award winning actors and directors, we also see the worst serial killers and mass murderers. For some their dreams come true and for others they turn into violent nightmares.

Karachi: The Descent Into Alienation

Xari Jalil   Mar 6, 2007   interacts: 26

Surprisingly as many would think, the people of Karachi have not shown themselves to be suffering from mass paranoia, even after this newest series of suicide bombings in the past few years.

Charity

Temporal    Apr 29, 2005   interacts: 19

He searched his pockets, a driving license, an American Express and a Habib Debit Card. “Do you have some money?” “No,” replied Nina who was wearing diamond studded set she had specially ordered for the wedding.

Black Sheep of Layari

Dean Ali   Jan 24, 2005   interacts: 6

The following story is about the drug dealers and negative elements of Lyari, original theme of which is provided by a native Baloch dweller of Lyari. This is an outcome, based on the narrations of eyewitnesses.

The Dream of a Crime-Free Society

Ali Hasan Cemendtaur   Sep 17, 2004   interacts: 5

He seemed agonized. I asked him what was wrong. He had called his folks in Karachi and learnt about a robbery next door to where they live.

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