CM orders police to arrest Mahar’s killer

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah taking serious note of the target killing of Sindh Bar Council (SBC) Secretary Irfan Maher in Gulistan-e-Jauhar convened an urgent meeting to chalk out strategy to control the law and order situation.

The meeting, attended by Advisor Law Murtaza Wahab, Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, Adl IG Karachi Imran Yakoob, PSCM Sajid Jamal Abro, and SSP South Zubair Shaikh, also reviewed increasing incidents of streets crime and sale of narcotics, and banned tobacco items like mainpuri and gutka.

The chief minister said that target killing of SBC Irfan Maher in Gulistan-e-Jauhar was quite a painful incident. "I want you to arrest the killers and bring them to book," he directed the Adl IG Karachi.

Shah also directed the city police chief to activate his SSPs to launch targeted operations against drug dealers, street criminals and other outlaws.

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"The growing street crime incidents have started creating a wave of insecurity and fear among the people of the city," he said and added he had restored law and order in the city with the support of Karachiites and again he wanted the police to chalk out strategy to comb out the outlaws and bring them to book.

The CM directed the police to start operations against street criminals, drug mafia and enforce complete ban on the sale of gutka, mainpuri, mawa and other such items.

Shah directed SSP South to start a crackdown against street criminals in his district.

The police chief assured the chief minister that he would give him good results and restore the confidence of the people.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 2^nd, 2021.