The Karachi Police recently disclosed a report on the operations conducted in November, 2016, against the criminals and terrorists in the city which shows that 67 operations in total were carried out.
According to the report, 18 suspected terrorists were killed while 24 terror suspects were arrested during the month while 31 people became victims of target killing.
The police also revealed details of peace initiatives taken during the month. The police carried out 2,105 raids. 3,638 suspects were taken into custody in 67 encounters.
A police spokesperson explained that during the operations, 394 people were arrested for illegal arms possession, while 389 drug dealers, 13 extortionists, and 14 people allegedly involved in killings were taken into custody. He added that during the encounters, 18 criminals were killed, whereas 24 suspects were arrested for involvement in various terrorist activities.
The police also arrested 39 proclaimed criminals and 408 absconders and recovered 16 Kalashnikovs, 62 rifles, six LMGs, 515 handguns and 42 hand grenades, the spokesperson added. During the same month, 31 people became victims of target killings and 74 were injured in numerous firing incidents, he said.