Pakistan

All no-go areas across the country will be wiped out: ISPR

Criminals belonging to Chottu gang surrender unconditionally; will be interrogated, says DG ISPR Asim Bajwa

News Desk April 20, 2016

An Express News screen grab of DG ISPR Asim Bajwa press conference on April 20, 2016.

Following the surrender of the notorious Chottu gang, the military has said all no-go areas across the country will be cleared.

"Combing operation will be carried out to cleanse the area. No-go areas will be eliminated from across [the] country," DG ISPR Lt Gen Asim Bajwa said on Wednesday.

Combing op will be carried out to cleanse area.Chotu will be transported&interrogated.No go areas will be eliminated from across country-3
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) April 20, 2016

The army took command of the operation, codenamed Zarb-e-Aahan, on April 15 in an effort to rescue the 24 policemen abducted by the Chottu gang a week ago.

The military had launched a full-fledged assault using helicopter gunships, surveillance drones and heavy artillery with unconfirmed reports also suggesting movement of tanks in Kacha Jamal, Shahwali and Sonmiani areas.

“Army chief General Raheel Sharif has commended the soldiers who were involved in the operation, added Bajwa.

Chottu ‘surrenders with 175 gang members’

He said Chottu with his 13 gang members surrendered unconditionally, and all 24 hostage policemen were rescued safely.

Op in Kacha:Chhotu with his 13 gang members surrendered unconditionally,all 24 hostage policemen rescued safely-1 pic.twitter.com/TyMbPNIvgJ
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) April 20, 2016

Families of the criminal elements were also recovered, which included 24 women and 44 children, said the DG ISPR.

Op in Kacha:Families of dacoits recovered safely from Island;24 ladies,44 children.Op continues till last dacoit-2 pic.twitter.com/1Hd1t0bg2m
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) April 20, 2016

COMMENTS (11)

mirestan | 8 years ago | Reply Pakistan is still a wadara county. writ of the government is still have to be establish. It is hindered present poor governance. Army should defend the country. County badly needs good Governess.

karachiites | 8 years ago | Reply @Ali: Absolutely right. You can not enter these housing society unless you know someone living there. Literally no go area's.

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Singh | 8 years ago | Reply Air Force in action, tank in action, is army fighting some foreign power or its own people.

Blithe | 8 years ago | Reply Seems like an eyewash . Wasn't Chotu a well known establishment informer??

Sandip | 8 years ago | Reply Gr8! So when will the world see the interview of Chottu and his gang saying that RAW was involved in financing and arming of his gang?

Ali | 8 years ago | Reply Does it include military housing schemes like NHS, malir defence etc. Which are literally no go area of citizens of Karachi. Accountablility should across the board.

Al Furqan | 8 years ago | Reply All no-go areas across the country will be wiped out: ISPR Including Bahawalpur? Has 'Sweeter than Honey' given the go ahead?

Jalbani Baloch | 8 years ago | Reply This is the need of time to crack down upon all kinds of anti social elements, whether they be foreign funded terrorists, local gangsters, militants, target-killers and dacoits, who have made lives of Pakistanis miserable. For the sake of lasting peace and tranquility, there is a need to launch similar operations in the kutcha area of Sindh, and in addition to diffusing rivalries between various tribes, who have killed hundreds of innocent people in the interior Sindh, especially in Larkana, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Sukkur and Ghotki. These tribes take law into their own hands and the local police is totally incompetent to control the tribal fighting. This is Pakistan and we must make it a peaceful country at all costs.

Brainy Bhaijan | 8 years ago | Reply Start with the Lahore based Shariah court operated by JuD/LeT/LeJ.

Raisani | 8 years ago | Reply Chotu gang surrendered, when will motu (Hussain nawaz gang) surrender?

tuk | 8 years ago | Reply 'interrogated', just like molana Aziz was interrogated and let go after so many soldiers, women and children died in lal masjid.

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