Karachi’s overall street crime picture is sending mixed signals this week, as new provincial data shows crime falling across Sindh as a whole even as the city itself continues to see a rise in a specific category that residents encounter most directly, phone and vehicle snatching in public. The figures, presented at a high level security review chaired by Sindh...
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