The Sindh Rangers have claimed that they have destroyed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) network in Karachi “beyond repair”.
In a report submitted to the Standing Committee on Interior Affairs, Rangers official Col Tahir Mehmood said Rangers had arrested hundreds of suspected criminals since a targeted operation was started in Karachi on September 7 last year.
Giving numbers, Col Mehmood said more than 3,000 targeted operations were carried out in the crime-infested port city and around 5,500 suspects were rounded up. He said around 2,300 were handed over to the police while more than 4,000 weapons were seized during the raids.
Col Mehmood informed the committee that land grabbing and street crime do not fall under the jurisdiction of Rangers, however, they have submitted a summary to the premier on how these crimes can be controlled.
Speaking about targets achieved in Lyari, the Rangers official said incidents of kidnapping and extortion have reduced by 55 per cent since the beginning of the operation. Col Mehmood said the law and order situation improved in the neighbourhood as Rangers have set up pickets in the area.
Briefing the committee about what transpired on the night of September 24 when Rangers personnel arrested MQM members, Col Mehmood said the security officials went inside party office after their patrol was fired at in Gulshan-e-Maymar. He said Rangers arrested three target killers during the raid and that many of the arrested MQM workers were released soon after.
That`s what they think ? dare you guys to enter Sohrab Ghot….
You dont want Rangers back in Sohrab Goth, they were there in Feb and arrested 300+ hardened criminals. http://tribune.com.pk/story/666234/karachis-sohra…
Any other dare??
according to Ranger report….18 raids were carried out on offices of the ANP in which 40 people were arrested and 21 weapons were recovered, he said. What a joke only 21 weapons from ANP office.?…every body know in Pakistan who are involved in gun running,land grabbing..what about blast DHS…Rangers are only targeting one party 373 raids on MQM offices and 560 workers arrested 41 missing and many extra-judicial killing of its workers ..
Read this article, they are raiding indiscrimently ANP, MQM, aman c, TTP etc. http://www.geo.tv/article-161157-Senate-committee…
They dont have favorites. Besides ANP, MQM, PPP all have criminal wings in the city. TTP backbone has been destroed and now cleanup in progress.
It was recently reported that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), in a bid to extend its influence in the South Asian region, distributed pamphlets in Peshawar and border provinces of Afghanistan as well. On the other hand, terrorist organizations like the TTP and the Haqqani network have long been working against our shared peace objectives in the region. The regular attacks at all levels clearly prove that they are willing to cross all lines to destabilize the region. Our nations have made a lot of sacrifices in countering the common threat of terrorism, and we greatly appreciate all of Pakistan’s sacrifices in our shared fight against terrorism. Our nations continue to work closely in regard to our shared peace objectives, and contrary to all conspiracy theories, we hope to see peace restored throughout the region, especially Pakistan.
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