58 target killers arrested in Karachi: Rehman Malik

Interior minister says authorities have made some progress in investigations into attack on Navy buses.

KARACHI: Interior Minister Rehman Malik informed the media on Tuesday that 58 target killers have been arrested in Karachi.

He was speaking to the media with Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah at the CM house in Karachi.

Malik said that there had been 557 murders in Karachi in the period of January to April, 153 of which were target killings. He said for a long period of time, any deaths or killings were portrayed as target killings.

"I will not say that we have put an end to it (target killings)," he said. "There is a lot that still needs to be done."

Malik said that just like terrorists had attacked two buses today, a similar terrorist attack had been made a known terrorist organisation last year. He said the authorities had found good clues based on the reports they had received from the agencies.

"I assure you that we are alert and we working on it," Malik said.

The interior minister paid tribute to the services of the chief minister and Sindh Inspector General (IG) Fayyaz Leghari and Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Saud Mirza.

'One target killing a day'

Sindh Chief Minster Qaim Ali Shah said there had been only one target killing a day in this period.

He said it was not justified to question the performance of the police or administration if one person dies a day in a population of 20 million. He said that the authorities, however, working to control this too.