Karachi operation will continue till its logical end: Major General Bilal

Rangers Sindh chief assures traders of all-out support

KARACHI: The head of the paramilitary Rangers in Sindh has assured businessmen that the operation against criminals in Karachi will continue until all objectives are achieved.

“The Karachi operation will continue till its logical end,” said Rangers Sindh Director-General Maj Gen Bilal Akbar on Monday. He was speaking to a seven-member delegation of the All Karachi Tajir Ittehad.



He also assured the traders community of the full support of the paramilitary force against criminals and extortionists.

The AKTI delegation led by its chairman Atiq Mir had called on the Rangers DG at the Rangers Sindh headquarters on Monday.

The businessmen voiced their concerns about the law and order situation in the coming days in view of the ongoing tussle between the Sindh and federal governments.

The federation and province have been bickering over the extension of Rangers policing powers for about a fortnight now. While the Sindh government insists it is acting within legal parameters, the centre has accused the province of trying to hamper the ongoing crackdown against criminals.



The traders’ body has sided with the Rangers, particularly after the Sindh government passed a resolution giving only conditional powers to the paramilitary force in the province. The businessmen have lauded the Rangers performance during the operation, which has brought back stability to the metropolis.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 22^nd, 2015.