LAHORE Supreme Court Bar Association President Asma Jahangir has expressed shock over the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi. Through a statement here on Thursday, she termed the situation complex by all accounts. A large part of the violence has stemmed from the ongoing political polarisation and an escalation in the ethic and religious intolerance. All this is being whipped up to capture some form of power in the country, the statement read. Asma cautioned that if the country descents into chaos, no on will be safe. She also condemned the practice of bhattas (extortion of money) being used by all political parties in Karachi to arm and recruit cardres of the parties. The Parliament, apart from expressing its concern, must form an all party committee on the issue who should visit the city of Karachi, he said adding that the people expect of the Parliament to remain proactive and not leave all issues to be solved to chance. Nor should the Parliament transfer its burden to other institutions. Also, it should not expect that their sovereignty will not be tarnished, Asma added. She said institutions earn respect not through legislating on their powers but by the effective use of the same.