PM, army chief to co-chair law and order meeting today
Authorities to voice their concerns about the security situation in Karachi, sources in the federal government saud
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to visit Karachi on Monday where he is likely to grill the Pakistan Peoples Party-led Sindh government over the security situation, especially in the backdrop of a recent uptick in violence.
During the daylong visit, Premier Nawaz and army chief Gen Raheel Sharif will co-chair a high-level meeting on law and order. They will voice their concerns about the security situation in Karachi, according to sources in the federal government.
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Apart from highlighting the role of PPP and MQM in the city’s security situation, the civil and military leadership would also attempt to end the gridlock between the military and the Sindh administration over special powers under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 for the paramilitary Rangers in the province.
Sources said the city’s law and order would figure high on the meeting’s agenda. “Law enforcement agencies have reported that targeted killings might escalate this month in the city,” said an insider.
“On the other hand, the Sindh government is clearly in no mood to cooperate with the law enforcers.”
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Now that the local government elections have concluded, the civil and military leadership might also discuss how to deal with the MQM and what the party would expect from the PPP-led Sindh administration.
Sources said Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan would ask the provincial government to extend the Rangers’ special powers, which enable the paramilitary force to detain and investigate criminals.
Sources said that with Nisar’s support, Premier Nawaz would remove the gridlock between the military and the Sindh government over Rangers’ special powers.
Meanwhile, besides his expected meeting in Karachi, the premier would also attend a Pakistan Air Force ceremony at Sonmiani.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 7th, 2015.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to visit Karachi on Monday where he is likely to grill the Pakistan Peoples Party-led Sindh government over the security situation, especially in the backdrop of a recent uptick in violence.
During the daylong visit, Premier Nawaz and army chief Gen Raheel Sharif will co-chair a high-level meeting on law and order. They will voice their concerns about the security situation in Karachi, according to sources in the federal government.
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Apart from highlighting the role of PPP and MQM in the city’s security situation, the civil and military leadership would also attempt to end the gridlock between the military and the Sindh administration over special powers under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 for the paramilitary Rangers in the province.
Sources said the city’s law and order would figure high on the meeting’s agenda. “Law enforcement agencies have reported that targeted killings might escalate this month in the city,” said an insider.
“On the other hand, the Sindh government is clearly in no mood to cooperate with the law enforcers.”
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Now that the local government elections have concluded, the civil and military leadership might also discuss how to deal with the MQM and what the party would expect from the PPP-led Sindh administration.
Sources said Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan would ask the provincial government to extend the Rangers’ special powers, which enable the paramilitary force to detain and investigate criminals.
Sources said that with Nisar’s support, Premier Nawaz would remove the gridlock between the military and the Sindh government over Rangers’ special powers.
Meanwhile, besides his expected meeting in Karachi, the premier would also attend a Pakistan Air Force ceremony at Sonmiani.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 7th, 2015.