News
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Eight more killed as govt plans operation* Two PPP activists among those killed
* LEAs given a go-ahead for search operation in 100 localities
* Frontier Constabulary given police powers in Karachi
By Atif Raza
KARACHI: The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have been given a go-ahead to launch a search operation in 100 localities of the city as eight more fall prey to targeted killings, including two activists of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), on the first day of Ramazan.
According to sources, the search operation will be carried out against criminals with an aim to arrest the unabated target killings and armed clashes in various parts of the city.
Sources said that the Police Intelligence Network (PIN) had divided the city into three zones; red, yellow and green and recommended the authorities to conduct the search operation to maintain peace in the city.
Meanwhile, a meeting held under Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah decided to deal with terrorists and anti-social elements with iron hand and Rangers and police will promptly and indiscriminately act against these elements. It was also decided that Frontier Constabulary would be given the powers of police and they would remain on duty as reserved force and their services would be utilised as needed.
Sources said the PIN has also suggested that Rangers, police, female personnel and commandos be engaged for door-to-door search operation while putting the FC personnel as a backup force.
Sources said search operation would be conducted in phases with an aim to cut off the supply chain of illegal weapons in the city and root out culprits from the most affected areas.
They said that it was also observed that the culprits, who disturbed law and order situation, were not permanent residents of the city.
Meanwhile, CIA DIG Iftikhar Tarrar confirmed that the search operation would be launched in 100 localities.
Two young men, Waqar and Naeem, were shot dead and Adnan, Waqas and Faisal were injured when armed men attacked their car in Gulshan-e-Iqbal in Aziz Bhatti police limits.
Police officials said both victims were going with their friends in a car when unidentified armed men open indiscriminate firing on them. As a result, five of them received injuries. Police shifted them to a private hospital where Waqar and Naeem succumbed to their injuries.
Later, police shifted their bodies to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for post-mortem. Police said both the victims were the PPP activists. Sarjani Town also remained disturbed on Monday from where two bodies of abducted persons were recovered while cross firing between rival groups were also reported.
Police found two bodies stuffed in gunny bags from Northern By Pass near Sui Southern Gas Office and another two from Islam Nagar. In another incident, police found a body from the trunk of a car in Old Golimar within the limits of Rizvia police station. SHO Masroor Ejaz said that the police searched a suspicious car and found the body of an unidentified man.
The officer said that the victim appeared to be Pushto-speaking. Another man, Farhan Baloch, son of Ghulam Hussain, was shot dead in a drive-by shooting near Safora Chowrangi in Sacchal police remits. Meanwhile, five more bodies were found from different parts of the city including two from Sarjani Town, two from Orangi Town and one from Rizvia.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk