Summary Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar is likely to announce an important decision on the issue soon.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – The federal government has expressed serious reservations over delay in extension of Rangers’ policing powers in Sindh, Dunya News reported.
According to sources, the federal government has started reviewing different options on the issue and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar is likely to announce an important decision in this regard soon.
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It is pertinent to mention that the Rangers special police powers in Sindh expired on December 6.
The paramilitary Rangers launched a targeted operation against criminal elements in Karachi which completed two years in September this year.
In 2013, the federal cabinet empowered Rangers to lead a targeted action with the support of police against criminals involved in targeted killings, kidnappings for ransom, extortion and terrorism in Karachi. Sindh Rangers were granted special powers to arrest and conduct raids under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
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Previously, these powers were extended every 3 months via notification by the Sindh government; however the provincial government was unable to submit the request to the Federal government this time around.
On Fridya, a resolution resolution calling for the extension on Rangers‘ powers was prepared in a meeting led by CM Sindh Qaim Ali Shah.
Reportedly, the resolution will be presented in the Sindh Assembly by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sikander Mandhro in which the extension for the powers will be supported.
