KARACHI: On the eve of New 12 months, Part 144 has been imposed Karachi-wide for 2 days — December 31 and January 1 — banning aerial firing, use of fireplace crackers and carrying firearms.
Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi mentioned he imposed the ban exercising powers underneath Part 144, delegated by the Sindh Dwelling Division.
“I do hereby impose a whole ban on carrying/ show of arms, aerial firing and use of fireplace crackers on New 12 months’s Eve-2025 inside the limits of Karachi Division for a interval of two days, with impact from December 31, 2024, to January 1, 2025,” mentioned Naqvi.
Sadly, yearly on the eve of New 12 months, scores of individuals get injured or killed in celebratory firing regardless of the authorities’ taking completely different measures.
Part 144 of the Code of Legal Process (CrPC) is a authorized provision that empowers district administration to position a ban on an exercise for a particular time period. Police implement such a ban and register circumstances for its violation.
The ban has been imposed on request of the deputy inspector common (DIG) of police, South Zone. The DIG mentioned a slew of kids from varied elements of town will go to Seaview space on bikes and vehicles for the celebrations of New 12 months, which createed visitors jam and inconvenience to the residents of the world.
“It has been additional noticed that on New 12 months’s eve, some people become involved in aerial firing that will trigger untoward incidents and even lack of human lives,” the official mentioned.
Therefore, he requested, a ban could also be imposed on carrying/show of arms, aerial firing and use of fireplace crackers to safeguard the dear lives of the residents.
In the meantime, the Sindh Police warned strict motion could be taken in opposition to aerial firing within the megalopolis as they’d finalised a safety plan for cover of the plenty.