{{Infobox Criminal organization | name = پیپلز امن کمیٹی | founded_by = Rehman Dakait{{KIA}} | founded = 2008 | founding_location = Lyari, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | ethnicity = Mostly Balochs & Niazi Pashtuns | membership = 1,000+ (peak) | years_active = 2008–2013 | territory = Southern Pakistan | leaders = * Rehman Dakait{{KIA}} * Uzair Baloch{{POW}} | criminal_activities = Drug trafficking, Extortion | rivals = Arshad Pappu gang<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of MQM-London.png}} MQM }}

The '''People's Aman Committee''' ({{langx|ur|پیپلز امن کمیٹی}}) was a Pakistani political party alleged militant group/gang which was tied to the Pakistan People's Party<ref>{{Cite news|last=Yosuf|first=Tahir|date=4 July 2020|title=Uzair Baloch, PPP and the killing of innocents|work=MMNews|url=https://mmnews.tv/uzair-baloch-ppp-and-the-killing-of-innocents/|url-status=live|access-date=7 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707191145/https://mmnews.tv/uzair-baloch-ppp-and-the-killing-of-innocents/|archive-date=7 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=6 March 2011|title=People's Aman Committee is PPP's wing: Mirza|work=Samaa|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2011/03/people-s-aman-committee-is-ppp-s-wing-mirza/|url-status=live|access-date=7 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707191736/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2011/03/people-s-aman-committee-is-ppp-s-wing-mirza/|archive-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> and based in the town of Lyari, in the city of Karachi, in Sindh province. The PAC was founded by the infamous Karachi gangster Rehman Dakait in 2008 and is accused of involvement in organized crime and gang wars.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beyond the Grave|url=http://www.newslinemagazine.com/2010/02/beyond-the-grave/|newspaper=Newsline|date=28 February 2010|access-date=15 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724100108/http://www.newslinemagazine.com/2010/02/beyond-the-grave/|archive-date=24 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ET1">{{cite news|title=The war may be over, but the Lyari battlefield has just opened up|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/155380/the-war-may-be-over-but-the-lyari-battlefield-has-just-opened-up/|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=24 April 2011}}</ref> After Rehman's death in 2009, leadership of the group was taken over by his cousin, Uzair Baloch.<ref>{{cite news|title=Uzair Baloch 'crowned' as new 'don' in Lyari|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\13\story_13-8-2009_pg12_2|newspaper=Daily Times (Pakistan)|date=13 August 2009}}</ref>

The PAC supported the Pakistan People's Party, the ruling party in Pakistan from 2008 until the 2013 elections.<ref>{{cite news|title=People's Aman Committee is PPP's wing: Mirza|url=http://www.samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=29257|newspaper=SAMAA TV|date=6 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320194730/http://www.samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=29257|archive-date=20 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mirza says People's Aman Committee social organisation|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=4533&Cat=13|newspaper=The News International|date=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=I want to contest election from Lyari: Uzair Baloch|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\12\14\story_14-12-2010_pg7_17|newspaper=Daily Times (Pakistan)|date=14 December 2010}}</ref>

The organization initially only served Lyari, but soon offices were set up in other Baloch-populated neighbourhoods of Karachi, such as Dalmiya (Shantinagar), Malir, Gadap, Old Golimar, Mawach Goth, and even in some nearby towns and villages in Sindh and Balochistan.

The PAC has a bitter rivalry with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in the city of Karachi.<ref name="ET1" /><ref>{{cite news|title=MQM holds ANP, Peoples Aman Committee responsible for killings|url=http://www.arynews.tv/english/newsdetail.asp?nid=38408|newspaper=ARY News|date=17 October 2010|archive-date=6 April 2020|access-date=31 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406093251/https://arynews.tv/en/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In March 2011, the PAC agreed to disband after its parent organization the Pakistan Peoples Party was pressured by its then allies, the MQM.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lyari group: Peoples Amn Committee to shut offices|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/133576/lyari-group-peoples-amn-committee-to-shut-offices/|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=17 March 2011}}</ref> Despite being officially defunct in by 2011, the organization continued to function ''de facto'' on the ground until the late 2010s as the Lyari Aman Committee (LAC).<ref name="ET1" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Defunct Peoples Amn Committee : Govt given three days to bring peace to Lyari|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/165276/defunct-peoples-amn-committee-govt-given-three-days-to-bring-peace-to-lyari/|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=10 May 2011}}</ref>

== Prohibition == {{anchor|Prohibition of People's Aman Committee}}

On October 11, 2011, the PAC was banned under Clause (11/B) of Anti-terrorism Act 1997.<ref name="banned">{{Cite news |title=People's Aman Committee banned |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-24325-People%E2%80%99s-Aman-Committee-banned |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20131111181622/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-24325-People%E2%80%99s-Aman-Committee-banned |archive-date=2013-11-11 |access-date=2025-12-19 |work=The News International, Pakistan}}</ref> The Sindh Home Ministry, after issuing its notification also directed the law enforcement agencies to monitor PAC activities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ban on People's Aman Committee notified {{!}} SAMAA TV |url=http://samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=37476&CID=1 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20131111133753/http://samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=37476&CID=1 |archive-date=2013-11-11 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=samaa.tv}}</ref> The home ministry notification outlaws establishment of PAC offices and restricts its activities anywhere in the province.<ref name="banned" /><ref name=":0" /> == See also== *Operation Lyari

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Category:Organisations designated as terrorist by Pakistan Category:Pakistan People's Party Category:Street gangs Category:Politics of Karachi Category:Organisations based in Karachi Category:Organised crime groups in Pakistan Category:Crime in Karachi Category:Military wings of political parties