Karachi’s crime rate decreased from 7,539 in March to 5,789 in April, according to the data.

The study states that in April, there were 162 reported robberies, 4,184 motorcycle thefts, and 1,368 instances of people being held at gunpoint for their mobile phones.

Ninety-nine persons perished in various circumstances last month, while 15 occurrences of extortion and one incidence of kidnapping for ransom were reported.
Previously on May 7, two individuals from the city’s Korangi neighborhood who were purportedly connected to the Indian spy organization Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) were apprehended by Karachi police and intelligence in a combined operation.

The RAW-trained individuals were engaged in target killing in Pakistan, according to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Korangi Hassan Sardar.

Khawar Hussain and Jabir, who were sharing information and photos of target killings overseas, were the two suspects identified by the SSP as having been apprehended.

The accused were getting money from multiple accounts overseas, according to SSP Hassan Sardar. In light of the ongoing investigation, he continued, more confessions from the detained suspects are anticipated.
62 people lost their life as a result of robbery resistance out of 28,416 significant crimes that were reported in the last four months.

In addition, at the end of April, 5,35 automobiles, 20,152 motorcycles, and 7,470 cell phones were taken from individuals.

A total of 213 persons were slain in various instances over this period, according to the report, which also notes that there were 40 cases of extortion and six cases of kidnapping for ransom.

The Prime Minister of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrehman bin Jassim Al Thani, is expected to receive the special envoy from Qatar, which is the foreign minister.

Speaking with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi would make a call, according to a Foreign Office report.

There are frequent high-level visits and exchanges in Pakistan and Qatar’s long-standing, complex bilateral relationship.

Prior to this, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif met with Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov, and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to collaborating with Uzbekistan to expedite and finalise all bilateral trade and connectivity initiatives.

An announcement from the PM Office stated that the prime minister reiterated Pakistan’s willingness to grant Uzbekistan access to Pakistani ports.

Along with highlighting Pakistan’s commitment to the project’s early completion, he also underlined the significance of the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railway.

Improved trade and economic cooperation, security and defence, connectivity, and people-to-people exchanges were among the topics of discussion between the two countries. It was also mentioned how crucial Afghanistan’s prosperity and peace are to the region’s interconnection.

In order to investigate trade and investment prospects in Pakistan, a high-level Saudi team travelled to Islamabad on Sunday, May 5.

The Ministry of Commerce released a statement stating that the 50-member group was led by Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Investment Minister Ibrahim Almubarak with the goal of strengthening bilateral ties between the two nations.

The team was greeted upon arrival at Noor Khan Air Base by Ministers of Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, and Petroleum, Musadik Masood Malik.

Meetings between Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif and a delegation headed by Martin Raiser, Regional Vice President of the World Bank for South Asia, resulted in the agreement.

Praiseing the World Bank’s role in Pakistan’s growth, Prime Minister Shehbaz welcomed Martin Raiser.

After the floods in Pakistan in 2022, the prime minister expressed gratitude for the Bank’s cooperation in constructing climate-resilient infrastructure. He gave the delegation an overview of the government’s reform programme, which included ending child stunting, improving per acre production in agriculture, reforming the power sector, and digitising the entire tax system.

Martin Raiser expressed appreciation for Pakistan’s determined reform programme and stated that the World Bank was prepared to work with the nation to improve its economy in order to achieve sustainable development.

A new Country cooperation Framework with an annual review mechanism to evaluate progress and guarantee results was reached was agreed upon by both parties to initiate a long-term, targeted cooperation.

In order to accommodate future course corrections, the technique will be flexible. On a chosen list of crucial development goals for Pakistan, the new alliance aims to produce transformative effects over a ten-year period.

Structural economic reforms, including tax policy changes and domestic resource mobilisation, mainly through digitalization, were among the first set of goals that were discussed during the summit.

It was also explored how to improve basic learning and reduce child stunting through human capital development.

Reforms pertaining to the energy sector, such as broadening the role of the private sector in transmission and distribution, and shifting to renewable energy sources to make energy more affordable, environmentally friendly, and financially viable, were also deliberated.

Both sides stressed the need for cooperation in climate adaptation in order to effectively handle the increasing scarcity of water and shocks due to climate change.

Pakistan can gain from the Bank’s experience in leveraging digital transformation, building institutional capacity, mobilising global expertise and best practices, and engaging the private sector through the International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the World Bank’s private sector arm to enhance economic opportunities, including in the agriculture sector.

The federal and provincial governments, as well as academic institutions, legislators, members of civil society, development partners, and the commercial sector, will all be consulted throughout the establishment of the new Country Partnership Framework, the parties agreed.

In order to discuss partnership priorities that are appropriately aligned with the Government of Pakistan’s strategy and top development priorities, the World Bank will work with relevant stakeholders.

Najy Benhassine, the country representative of the World Bank, and Dr. Kazim Niaz, the secretary of the Economic Affairs division, signed a joint communique in this regard, which the prime minister saw.