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| About 400 suspects were arrested in a search operation by Rangers in the Faqir Colony area. |
KARACHI: About 400 suspects were arrested in a search operation by Rangers in the Faqir Colony area of Orangi Town in Karachi early Tuesday morning.
Large contingents of Rangers entered the colony and conducted a door to door search operation. The suspects were detained and shifted to an unknown place for interrogation. Roads leading to and from Orangi Town have also been closed.
Due to the recent wave of target killings in Karachi, Rangers have been given police powers to conduct search operations, set up check points and detain and investigate suspects in the city.
Earlier, Interior Minister Rehman Malik had said that a “curfew-like” situation would be enforced in all sensitive parts of Karachi to curb violence.
Authorities decided to increase police and Ranger presence in violence-prone areas. This was decided at an earlier meeting held by Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, which was attended by the federal interior minister.
According to the strategy, aerial surveillance would be intensified and helicopters would be used to airdrop police commandos to contain armed conflicts.
Law-enforcement agencies have also been asked to take action against users of stolen or snatched cellular phones.
People living in affected areas have been asked to keep their CNICs with them and they will only be allowed to go about their work after proper scrutiny.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is also tasked to keep an eye on possible movement of suspicious elements at Karachi airport to stop them from escaping from the city.
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