- Ch Nisar says Sabri’s murder, Awais Shah’s kidnapping aimed at creating panic in Karachi
- Says the incidents do not put a question mark on the success of the Karachi operation
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday said that law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies are playing their role to combat the menace of terrorism, extortion and target killings, adding that it is the responsibility of the state to protect the life and property of every citizen.
According to a statement issued by the Sindh Governor’s House, Nisar who met Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah along with Governor Ishratul Ebad assured the judge that his son will be recovered very soon. The interior minister and the Sindh governor also discussed the details of the kidnapping of his son Awais Shah, and informed him about the progress of investigation.
Earlier in the day, the interior minister called on Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan at the Governor’s House.
A statement from the Governor House after the meeting between the interior minister and the Sindh governor said that the overall law and order situation in the province, the ongoing operation in the metropolis and other matters were discussed during the meeting.
The Sindh governor briefed the minister regarding the operation against terrorists, target killers, and those involved in kidnapping for ransom and extortion (Bhatta).
It was resolved that the operation will continue till the elimination of the last terrorist and that it will be taken to the logical conclusion.
It was discussed in the meeting that the improved law and order situation in Karachi, the economic hub of country, is essential for the economic progress and prosperity of the country.
On Saturday, Nisar said that the assassination of renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri and kidnapping of Awais Ali Shah, son of Chief Justice Sindh High Court Sajjad Ali Shah in Karachi, are aimed at creating panic in the port city. Nisar said, however, that these two incidents do not raise question marks on the Karachi operation.
Nisar said he was in touch with all the agencies for the recovery of Barrister Awais Ali Shah. He was optimistic the security agencies will soon bring to book the murderers of Amjad Sabri.
Qawwali maestro Amjad Sabri was travelling with an associate when two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on his car on Wednesday. He was shot multiple times and pronounced dead by medics at a local hospital where he was taken after the attack.
On Monday, the son of Justice Sajjad Ali Shah was kidnapped by unknown persons in Karachi and the law enforcement agencies seem to be clueless about his whereabouts.
This is not the first high-profile kidnapping in the country. In August 2011, slain governor Punjab’s son Shahbaz Taseer was kidnapped from Lahore by the Taliban. He returned home after four years of torture in captivity in March this year.
Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Haider Gilani was kidnapped from an election rally in Multan in May 2013. He was rescued in an operation in Afghanistan by American forces in May this year.