Pakhtun jirga: Rangers DG vows to take Karachi operation to logical end

He was addressing a 100-member Pakhtun jirga led by Senator Shahi Syed

KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, director-general Major General Bilal Akbar insisted that the Karachi operation is impartial and vowed to take it to its logical end.

He was talking to a 100-member Pakhtun jirga led by Awami National Party’s Sindh chapter chief Senator Shahi Syed at Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, headquarters on Saturday.

The Rangers DG welcomed the jirga and shared their performance during the ongoing Karachi operation. “Indiscriminate actions have been taken against the terrorists, target killers, extortionists, kidnappers and criminals involved in various heinous cases of crime with the help of the citizens of Karachi in the last 27 months of the ongoing operation in the city,” said Akbar. “Public support is also being increased with the positive results of the operation, and the citizens are sharing information with the Rangers on the 1101 helpline.”



A Rangers spokesperson said that the 100-member jirga lauded the efforts of the Rangers to bring peace in the city and also expressed their satisfaction over the Rangers’ performance. On the occasion, Akbar also appealed to keep an eye on the movements and activities of suspicious people, particularly refugees staying in Karachi.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 17^th, 2016.