Target killers in Karachi being funded from South Africa, Thailand, UK: Rangers
Rangers authorities informed that 7950 operations were conducted across Karachi.
KARACHi (Web Desk) – The Rangers authorities have revealed today (Wednesday) that target killers in Karachi are receiving financial assistance from South Africa, Thailand and the United Kingdom, Dunya News reported.
While briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights, the Rangers authorities informed that 7950 operations were conducted across the metropolis since September 2013. Around 6361 suspects were handed over to police and 221 were handed over to FIA and other law enforcement agencies.
1158 suspects were released without registration of the First Information Report (F.I.R), 1313 released on bail while 188 were convicted in various cases.
A total of 1236 alleged terrorists, 848 target killers, 403 extortionists and 143 kidnappers were among those arrested during these raids.
Alleged target killers confessed to targeting 7224 persons in the city, the paramilitary Rangers stated.
1313 operations were conducted against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), 1035 against Peoples Aman Committee and 28 operations were carried out against Awami National Party (ANP).
The Rangers authorities further reported that there was 80% decline in terror related incidents, 75% in target killings, 85% in extortion cases and 83% reduction in incidents of kidnapping.
The report comes a day after two army men including Lance Naik Abdul Razzaq and Sepoy Khadmin Hussain were shot dead when motorcycle gunmen opened fire on their pick-up truck near parking plaza in Saddaq area of Karachi.
The law enforcement personnel launched a major crackdown on terrorists and criminals in the city, which is the country’s economic hub, in 2013 and levels of violence have dropped drastically since then.
The city of 20 million is frequently hit by religious, political and ethnic violence.
According to statistics compiled by provincial police, 390 people have died in targeted killings this year so far, of whom 18 were police.
Of the 1,019 such killings last year 70 were policemen.
