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Oversold tickets
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Inadequate security
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Poor traffic planning
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No fireworks despite charging for them
Those failures deserve investigation and compensation claims.
But stone-throwing, harassment, and vandalism were choices.
A bad event does not suspend the law.
What Authorities Must Do—Without Hate, Without Fear
Pakistan does not need mob justice.
It needs governance.
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Identify individuals involved using video, vehicle data, and ticket records
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If Pakistani citizens—prosecute
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If foreign nationals—apply immigration law, including deportation
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Hold event organizers financially and legally accountable
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End the culture of denial disguised as tolerance
This is how states function. Anything less is abdication.
A Mirror Held Up to the Country
Park View City was not just a New Year’s Eve failure.
It was a mirror:
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Of weak enforcement
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Of silence enabling chaos
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Of ethnic scapegoating masking administrative collapse
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Of a state hesitant to say a simple truth: crime has nationality when law requires it to
Pakistan can protect minorities and enforce borders.
These are not opposites.
Final Word
Blame vandalism—not communities.
Punish criminals—not ethnicities.
Protect Pashtuns—without shielding foreign offenders.
If Pakistan cannot draw these lines clearly, more nights like Park View City are inevitable.
