KARACHI:
Around 200 suspects were arrested by police and Rangers on Thursday and Friday, following a Karachi operation where 43 people were killed in the terror attack, according to local media sources.
Police and Rangers conducted a raid and arrested 56 suspects from Khameeso Goth of New Karachi, 19 from Madina Colony of Gulshan e Iqbal, 24 from Essa Nagri and 35 from Zaman Town of Korangi, as per media sources.
Law-enforcers also arrested many from other areas and recovered arms and ammunition.
Officials said an alleged target killer of 19 people, identified as Alam Zaib alias Abid Ganja, was also collared.
All the suspects have been shifted to undisclosed locations for interrogations, authorities stated.
On Thursday evening, the Rangers detained 22 people including Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) unit in-charge and joint unit in-charge from Sindhi Hotel, Liaquatabad area of the metropolis, according to sources.