The Sindh Rangers have been given authority to exercise exceptional powers in the violence-stricken city of Karachi, a private TV channel reported on Thursday. The Sindh Home Ministry had issued a notification announcing the decision, the channel said. The Rangers have been given the authority to shoot-on-sight any miscreant, conduct search without warrants, finish no-go areas and take stern action against assassins and extortionists.
Meanwhile in Islamabad, President Asif Ali Zardari urged the provincial government to take stern action against all extortionists and criminals in Karachi in an across-the-board action that must be regardless of political affiliations. The president passed these directions in a late night meeting with Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan at the Presidency.
President Zardari said that all political forces and the general public had to come forward and complement the provincial government’s efforts to restore peace in the city.
Rangers get shoot-on-sight orders
