Rangers have apprehended 31 suspects and recovered weapons from their possession while conducting raids in various areas of the city during the last 24 hours. According to the spokesman for the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh), the paramilitary force carried out operations in Bohri Bazaar, Banaras Chowrangi and Orangi Town. “A number of people forcibly closing down commercial centres were also arrested,” the spokesman added. The recovered weapons include Kalashnikovs, repeaters, rifles and pistols and 1,200 bullets. Separately, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh police arrested an alleged activist of a political party in Quaidabad while he was trying to shift weapons to another area, Online reported. The arrested man has been identified as Muhammad Rafiq. A light machine gun, a rifle, one 30-bore TT pistol and 96 bullets were recovered from his possession.
