KARACHI: Rangers and Police have
recovered illegal weapons and drugs
from 83 miscreants in Karachi on
Wednesday while Interior Minister
Rehman Malik has vowed that people
sabotaging peace in Karachi would be
brought before the public and the
miscreants would be dealt with iron
hand Police.
Rangers
carried out joint search operations in different areas of Karachi after
Tuesday midnight following a high-level meeting in Islamabad jointly
chaired by President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani gave approval
surgical operations in troubled areas of the metropolitan city The
Rangers and police are patrolling in different areas of Karachi while
heavy contingents of Rangers and police have reached in Orangi Town and
Qasba Colony.
Meanwhile, Rangers have been deployed in Old
Area Lyari, however, police will launch all operations in Qasba
Colony.The Rangers have started snap checking in different areas of
Lyari.
According to the sources, the door to door search operation was conducted after cordoning off the area.
Meanwhile
Talking to media during his visit to Kati Pahari area along with Sindh
IG Wajid Durrani Rehman Malik said that Rangers and police have been
given complete authority to launch operation.
Rehman Malik
directed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh, Wajid Ali Durrani to
disclose the names of the arrested accused through a Press Note.
He
said that the people sabotaging peace in Karachi would be brought
before the public and the miscreants would be dealt with iron hand. He
said indiscriminate action would be taken against the miscreants and
terrorists across the board in light of the directives of Prime
Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani.
He also appealed to the media
to provide leads about the criminal elements and cooperate with the
authorities. Malik said that the operation order was not for some
particular area; however, the operation would be launched in any area
where the information of miscreants’ presence would be received.
He
also announced Quaid-e-Azam police medals and cash rewards for a Deputy
Superintendent Police (DSP) officer and other senior cops upon
arresting target killers during search operation in Lyari, Orangi Town
and Qasba Colony areas.
Rehman Malik also lauded the
performance of the Karachi Police for taking action against criminals.
He also directed the IG Police Sindh to present the arrested accused
before the media within 24 hours of their arrest.
Law
Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) teams kept many areas of Lyari under siege
for no less than four hours but arrested from there only five suspected
militants.
While, many arrests were made from Orangi Town, Kati
Pahari and Qasba Colony areas who have been shifted to unknown location
for interrogations. Online
