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How
has Taiser Town changed since April 22?
Karachi:Since the violent incident in
Christian Colony, sector 35-C Taiser Town, most of the Christian
children in the area are not going to school out of fear of
retaliation as most of the schools are located in Sector 36, which
is a Pakhtoon-dominated area.
“My eldest son is not going to
school, which is located near the Pakhtoon locality since his
younger brother was killed,” Irfan Masih’s father, Nadeem, told The
News.
Many other persons in the Christian
Colony also confirmed that either parents were not sending their
children to schools or children were refusing to go, for fear of
harm.
Another noticeable thing was shifting
of Christians to other localities in the city as many persons said
that they knew people who were staying with their relatives since
the violence erupted in their rather peaceful locality.
“I know many people who have migrated
from this locality as they feel that sooner or later, violence will
erupt again and they will have to suffer physical or monetary
losses,” Imran, a sanitary worker by profession, said.
It was also noticed that prices of
property in the developing area, which is located just at the start
of Lyari Expressway were falling since last month as nobody was
willing to live in the area due to fear of any trouble in the days
to come. —WB
The News: Thursday, May 21, 2009
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