Surjani Town, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Khamio Goth and New Karachi have been identified as the areas where operations are being carried out by law enforcement agencies.
Several suspects have been arrested and a large cache of illegal arms has been seized.Interior Minister Rehman Malik is monitoring the search operation and has briefed Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on the latest developments.Malik has also called Director General of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Inspector General of Police (IG) Islamabad to Karachi.The interior minister said result-oriented steps have been taken to restore peace in the city.
One person was reported to have been shot dead in Nusrat Bhutto Colony in the latest incident of ongoing violence.
’9 areas identified for operation’
Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wassan has that nine areas have been pin-pointed to launch a ‘surgical operation’ in the initial phase.Speaking to the media in Karachi, Wassan said the operation had been launched in four areas overnight with the consent of political parties.
The home minister said eleven target killers have been arrested during the last two days, while 83 suspects have also been detained.He said 54 cases have been filed against the accused.Wassan confirmed that one person had been killed in the city since last night and six were injured in the violence.He said positive developments are expected from the raids in a few days.
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