Karachi: Rangers get shoot-on-sight orders

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Karachi: Rangers get shoot-on-sight orders

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The Rangers have been given the authority to shoot-on-sight any miscreant.

26 August,2011 05:37 am

The Sindh Home Ministry had issued a notification announcing the decision. The Rangers have been given the authority to shoot-on-sight any miscreant, conduct search without warrants, finish no-go areas and take stern action against assassins and extortionists.Talking to media at National Crisis Management Cell, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that the Rangers have been given free hand to restore peace in Karachi. He said that the target killers would be presented before the media.Earlier, the Sindh Home Department issued the notification to extend the powers of Rangers for another 3 months. The Home Department of the provincial government ordered to extend the powers of the Rangers to help the Police Department and provide security to the citizens of the metropolis.The Sindh government has also given special powers to Rangers and now it can raid at any place without search warrant.