208 target killers, 238 extortionists arrested from Karachi: Report
Judges question government’s failure to end no-go areas in the city including Lyari.
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.
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.