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Murder-free days fuel Pakistan property boom

Prices rising fastest in Karachi as the average number of daily killings drop to 4 from 7

Published Wed, Dec 16, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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Karachi, Pakistan

ANYONE who bought property during the bloody carnage in Pakistan's biggest city over the past few years is now cashing in.

Property prices are growing faster in Karachi than in any other major Pakistani city this year as the streets become safer following a security blitz that began in September 2013.

Police have counted 68 murder-free days from August 2014 until early December, and the average number of daily killings has dropped to four from about seven.

"Karachi's market, especially, has us …

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