Funeral prayers of two Rangers officials shot dead near Karachi’s Banaras area were held here on Wednesday. Police said the Rangers’ intelligence officials dressed in plain clothes were sitting outside a hotel in Ali Garh Colony on Tuesday when they were targeted by unidentified assailants. They were rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in a critical condition but succumbed to injuries. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah strongly condemned the incident and directed the Karachi Additional IG Police and all the law enforcement agencies to ensure early arrest of the culprits. He added that the two Rangers personnel embraced martyrdom while discharging their responsibilities with regard to restoring law and order in the city. Following the incident, Rangers cordoned off the area and conducted a search operation in Orangi Town’s Bukhari Colony and Ali Garh Colony areas. Some 25 suspects were taken into custody during the door to door search operation who were shifted to an undisclosed location for further questioning. Rangers’ commandoes also took part in the operation. Moreover, police were deployed on all entry and exit points of the area. In another incident, a tortured body of a man was found on Jamshed Road No 1. The man appeared to have died from gunshot wounds.
