Summary Rangers personnel conducted door-to-door search in Shireen Jinnah Colony.
KARACHI (Web Desk) – Rangers personnel have arrested at least twenty suspects including members of banned outfits and drug smugglers during a search operation in Shireen Jinnah Colony area of Karachi on Tuesday morning.
During door-to-door search, Rangers blocked the entry and exit points in the area and rounded up at least twenty suspects. Different weapons were also recovered in the action.
There is a heightened alert across the country to avert any untoward incident on Youm-e-Ashur.
Karachi, a metropolis of 20 million that hosts the stock exchange and central bank, is beset by armed violence, and many of its sprawling slums are no-go areas for outsiders.
Two years ago, the military, with help from police, paramilitary Rangers and intelligence agencies, unleashed a campaign against armed gangs and suspected militants in the city.
The operation, which escalated in March this year, is officially aimed at criminals and militants,
According to a report by the Ministry of Interior, murders in Karachi decreased by 50 per cent over the 12 months through July, while no new kidnapping for ransom cases were reported over that period.
