File photo of Karachi police. PHOTO: AFP
The suspects include target killers, extortionists and wanted criminals. According to the police, the arrested target killers have confessed to killing people in the recent past.
Several weapons and drugs were also seized from the suspects.
The targeted operation started in Karachi after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited the metropolitan in September last year in a bid to devise a strategy to curb violence.
With the provincial government on board, the prime minister had given a go-ahead to the paramilitary force to conduct raids and arrest criminals with the help of the police.
According to a 5-month police report on Karachi targeted operations, around 601 suspects were arrested out of which 213 were wanted; 153 were arrested in target killing cases and 71 were arrested in kidnapping for ransom cases.
The report revealed that incidents of target killing were reduced by 56% while murders and street crimes were reduced by 30% since the operation began.
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The Police and/or the Media want to make us think the bigger the number of "suspects" they pick up the bigger the success is..... a very wishful thinking. Karachi Police effectiveness, morale and it's operational capability are the lowest compared to all the major cities in the world!