ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been empowered to detain mafia suspects for 90 days, a power earlier available exclusively to paramilitary Rangers in Karachi, as per sources.
Confirming the development, a senior interior ministry official said the powers were delegated to the FIA keeping in view two aspects of the Karachi operation: a.) to eradicate militancy and, b.) to combat financial terrorism.
A large number of suspects have been detained by the Rangers