Fishing For Terrorists: Rangers arrest 18 men from Taiser Town

The Rangers initially arrested 60 people but most of them were released after the initial investigation.


Our Correspondent March 17, 2013

KARACHI: A door-to-door search operation was carried out by Rangers in Taiser town, Surjani, during which 18 men, including members of banned outfits, were arrested.

The Rangers initially arrested 60 people but most of them were released after the initial investigation.

They found 48 weapons, including tennis ball bombs, TT pistols, rifles, Kalashnikovs and various kinds of chemicals and explosives, from a makeshift bomb-making factory raided during the operation.

A strict ban preventing people from entering or leaving the town was put in place by Rangers while they were investigating the area.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 17th, 2013. 

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