Lyari gang war leader Uzair Baloch arrested by Rangers
Baloch was arrested early morning while he was attempting to enter the city.
KARACHI (Web Desk) – The paramilitary Rangers have announced the arrest of Uzair Baloch, an alleged leader of one of the gangs operating in crime-infested Lyari, in a targeted operation near Karachi today (Saturday), Dunya News reported.
According to Rangers spokesperson, Baloch was rounded up early morning while he was trying to enter the city. Weapons have also been seized from his possession.
Uzair Baloch, the chief of the banned Peoples Aman Committee (PAC), fled Pakistan in 2013 after the launch of a Rangers operation in the metropolis.
The suspect has been blamed for running a network involved in criminal activities including killings, extortion, kidnapping for ransom and drugs business.
Several cases were registered again him at police stations in different areas including Kalakot, Chakiwara, Napier and Baghdadi.
In May 2014, the Sindh government had sent documents to the federal authorities, seeking the issuance of red warrants against both Lyari gangsters Uzair Baloch and Baba Ladla who were said to have fled escaped from Pakistan.
The warrants were eventually issued against both Uzair and Baba Ladla on June 11 and 12, 2014, respectively.
In December 2014, Uzair was arrested in Dubai by the Interpol while he was crossing into the UAE from Oman by road.
Later, a four-member team comprising DSP Zahid Hussain, SP Usman Bajwa, SP Naveed Khawaja and a Rangers official was sent to Abu Dhabi to seek his extradition but the team failed to bring him back.
Balch reportedly told the Dubai court that he is an Iranian national and would not want to be deported to Pakistan.His claim was rejected after his Iranian passport was found to be forged.
Karachi, a sprawling city of roughly 20 million, has long had a reputation for high crime rates as well as ethnic, political and sectarian violence.
Overall levels of militant, criminal and sectarian-linked violence have decreased significantly since paramilitary forces began a sweeping crackdown in 2013.
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