Tag: Operation

KARACHI - Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza on Wednesday disowned the Rangers action in Orangi Town, expressing strong reservation on the power of the para-military force to conduct a search operation in Karachi.
"The Rangers in Karachi comes under the control of the provincial home department, but neither did my department give approval for this action, nor were any provincial authorities - the chief minister, Sindh inspector general of police (IGP), Karachi's CCPO or myself -

KARACHI - Interior Minister Reman Malik bulldozed the pleas and suggestions of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leaders and activists in launching the operation in Orangi Town, with even Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza unaware that action had been taken.
"This operation in Orangi was a fa

KARACHI - The law enforcement agencies conducted a search operation in different areas of Orangi Town on Tuesday and arrested over 500 people.
Around 1,500 personnel of police and Rangers, accompanied by helicopters for aerial surveillance and armoured vehicles, cordoned off Faqir Colony, Farid Colony and Umar Baloch Mohalla in Orangi Town and conducted a house-to-house search operation.
After initial investigations, 300 people were released while the remaining suspects were

KARACHI - The law enforcement agencies conducted a search operation in different areas of Orangi Town on Tuesday and arrested over 500 people. Around 1,500 personnel of police and Rangers, accompanied by helicopters for aerial surveillance and armoured vehicles, cordoned off Faqir Colony, Farid Colony and Umar Baloch Mohalla in Orangi Town and conducted a house-to-house search operation. After initial investigations, 300 people were released while the remaining suspects were

KARACHI - Interior Minister Rehman Malik may have roared on television that a curfew-like operation will be conducted in some parts of the city, Rangers and police personnel -including Orangi Town Superintendent of Police Khurram Qaris -received no instruction on the modalities of any such operation.
Citizens of these areas also took Malik's orders with a pinch of salt, with a survey carried out by Pakistan Today of the areas in question revealing that little has changed on the

ISLAMABAD - Ruling out a military operation in North Waziristan, ISPR Director General (DG) Athar Abbas on Monday said the Pakistan Army could not currently open another front as the security forces were in the process of consolidating their current gains.
"Whenever any operation is launched, a state devises a strategy after assessing the dangers involved. Now we are in the phase of consolidating the control in the troubled areas after successful operations there and cannot

ISLAMABAD - The prime minister has not given any statement that the Haj operation would be conducted by the Foreign Affairs Ministry from next year, Federal Labour and Manpower Minister Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah told the National Assembly (NA) on Friday. "The PM has not given any statement that the Haj operation will be conducted by the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the foreign minister himself said that the Foreign Office cannot take the responsibility," Khurshaid said while speaking

ISLAMABAD - Frank J Ruggiero, the acting US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, on Friday urged Pakistani authorities to accelerate anti-terrorism efforts in the country's Tribal Areas, saying it was vital for the success of the counter-terrorism campaign in Afghanistan.
The US special representative called on Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani at General Headquarters. The visiting dignitary remained with him for some time and discussed matters of mutual

ISLAMABAD - US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said the US wants Pakistan to launch a military operation in North Waziristan soon but it is up to the leadership of the Pakistan Army to decide when to launch it.
Addressing a press conference on Afghanistan and Pakistan Annual Review on Friday, Munter said, "The Pakistan Army certainly wants to restore its writ there." To a question about Pakistan's cooperation in the war on terrorism, Munter said Pakistan had made

Australian singer Peter Andre has still not fully recovered following his emergency operation last month, revealing he's suffering "bleeding issues". The 'Mysterious Girl' hitmaker was taken ill on 26 November and underwent a procedure at a hospital in Somerset to treat "excruciating" stomach pains.
He was forced to scrap two shows on his current trek and ordered to rest by doctors. The star was diagnosed with poisoning in his kidneys but was subsequently allowed back to work.

KARACHI: A young man was killed and another injured on Wednesday in a firing incident, as a Rangers' search operation in Kunwari Colony continued for a second consecutive day.
The incident took place in the wake of a protest staged by residents of Kunwari Colony, who were demonstrating against what they claimed was a farcical operation. Pirabad police said during the protest, unidentified persons opened fire at a Rangers vehicle parked near Ibrahim Masjid on Manghopir Road.