Sherpao Basti is the name of an illegal settlement or 'katchi abadi' in Karachi which harbours Terrorists, Criminals and Suicide-Bombers located between Mohammad Ali Housing Society and Karachi Development Authority Scheme-1. It has been colonised by these extremely dangerous elements since the encroachments began on an amenity plot owned by Mohammad Ali Housing Society in the early 1970's. Needless to say today the Basti has a few hundred thousand residents with illegal water and power connections which have come about as the result of the corruption and connivance of the local authorities and the police. The Basti is also strategically located near the Karachi American School which is the official school of the US Consulate-General in Karachi, Pakistan. The local builder mafia also appears to have a stake in the Basti by trying to buy out the houses and on the pretext of doing social work amongst the women and children of the Basti. In short the Basti and its terrorists need to be eliminated as soon as possible which is a task becoming more difficult with each passing day. Today, shots have been ringing out of the Basti since the evening and it appears that the legal residents of Mohammad Ali Housing Society are in for another tense night.
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