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208 target killers, 238 extortionists arrested from Karachi: Report

Judges question government’s failure to end no-go areas in the city including Lyari.

Web Desk March 21, 2013

Pakistani policemen stand guard in a troubled neighbourhood in Karachi. PHOTO: AFP/ FILE

KARACHI: Around 208 target killers and 238 extortionists belonging to political parties and banned outfits were arrested from Karachi, a report submitted to Supreme Court on Thursday said.

Express News reported that the report was submitted to SC during a hearing on the Karachi violence suo motu case.

A five-member bench – headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry – resumed the case hearing today.

The judges questioned the government’s failure to end no-go areas in the city including Lyari.

The bench concluded that the government has failed to address the issue seriously.