You are right that crime is one of the major concerns for Karachites. I am only talking with reference to PTI manifesto which doesn't talk about depoliticisation of police and even if it does they can't do it in my opinion just by winning in the centre. In order for them to make any change in police or local bodies implementation they need to have majority in the provincial assembly and I will be very kind if you can point out a provincial seat where PTI is strong apart from Shah Makhdoom follwers area.
To summarise what is the plan or attraction for Karachites in PTI manifesto and if there is one how they are going to implement with very few seats in provincial assembly?
About PTI's intentions
- http://www.saach.tv/2012/11/13/depoliticize-sindh-police-and-administration-ik/
Now, the seats in Sindh. I cannot give you my personal views on interior Sindh as I have no links there but I can certainly tell you about KHI. My constituency is NA 246, an it is THE MOST MQMised constituency of Pakistan as it has NineZero in it. I have managed to convince a lot of people and then they managed to convince quiet a bit; at least the people I know, almost all of them support PTI. Point being, there is a decent support for PTI in KHI.
Now, should PTI have done better planning for KHI ? YES, they sure could do a lot better. But the way I see is that now it is an individual's responsibility to convince people around him/her; be it relatives, neighbors, friends etc. Even if PTI had done better, the battle for KHI can only be won through "tabdeeli razakaar"; it could never be through the electables since electables do not exist in KHI.