Ongoing crackdown: After 19 months, Karachi violence halved
Rangers Sindh chief briefs interior minister during meeting with services chiefs
Chaudhry Nisar. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The top commander of the paramilitary Rangers in Sindh claimed on Monday that violence has gone down by 50 per cent in Karachi since September 2013 when the authorities launched an operation against criminals in the port city.
Major General Bilal Akhtar, director general of Sindh Rangers, told Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan that the law enforcement agencies had successfully restored peace in Karachi.
The interior minister was chairing an important meeting with the heads of all civil armed forces in Islamabad.
“The months-long crackdown against the criminal elements in Karachi has resulted in a significant reduction in the crime rate in the metropolis,” the Rangers DG was quoted in an official statement issued later.
During the meeting, Chaudhry Nisar reiterated the government’s resolve to continue the Karachi operation till its logical conclusion.
He underscored the need for greater coordination among the forces, intelligence agencies and the security agencies of the country to overcome the challenges being faced by the country. The minister called upon the civilian armed forces to chalk out a comprehensive framework to meet the present as well as the future challenges keeping in view their responsibilities.
This year alone the government has allocated Rs30 billion for raising 28 wings of the armed forces, he claimed. “I have always considered expenditures on security as investments.”
On the security situation of the troubled Balochistan province, Balochistan Frontier Corps chief Major General Sher Afgan said the situation had significantly improved in the province because of the efforts of the paramilitary force on various fronts, including operations against criminal and anti-state elements, border security, security of important places and state properties, and curbing poppy cultivation.
The FC Balochistan inspector-general added that besides the ongoing operations, the security force was also trying to revive the education sector and had opened a number of schools and boys’ hostels to impart education to the youth.
He also told the interior minister about the various constraints and financial issues impeding the smooth conduct of various operations of the force in the province.
Chaudhry Nisar said the government would continue to provide all possible assistance to the armed forces. He said he was aware of the financial constraints being faced by the forces and had always arduously pleaded the case of the forces with the government.
He also advised the heads of the security forces to keep the media updated about the achievements of their respective organisations.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 28th, 2015.
The top commander of the paramilitary Rangers in Sindh claimed on Monday that violence has gone down by 50 per cent in Karachi since September 2013 when the authorities launched an operation against criminals in the port city.
Major General Bilal Akhtar, director general of Sindh Rangers, told Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan that the law enforcement agencies had successfully restored peace in Karachi.
The interior minister was chairing an important meeting with the heads of all civil armed forces in Islamabad.
“The months-long crackdown against the criminal elements in Karachi has resulted in a significant reduction in the crime rate in the metropolis,” the Rangers DG was quoted in an official statement issued later.
During the meeting, Chaudhry Nisar reiterated the government’s resolve to continue the Karachi operation till its logical conclusion.
He underscored the need for greater coordination among the forces, intelligence agencies and the security agencies of the country to overcome the challenges being faced by the country. The minister called upon the civilian armed forces to chalk out a comprehensive framework to meet the present as well as the future challenges keeping in view their responsibilities.
This year alone the government has allocated Rs30 billion for raising 28 wings of the armed forces, he claimed. “I have always considered expenditures on security as investments.”
On the security situation of the troubled Balochistan province, Balochistan Frontier Corps chief Major General Sher Afgan said the situation had significantly improved in the province because of the efforts of the paramilitary force on various fronts, including operations against criminal and anti-state elements, border security, security of important places and state properties, and curbing poppy cultivation.
The FC Balochistan inspector-general added that besides the ongoing operations, the security force was also trying to revive the education sector and had opened a number of schools and boys’ hostels to impart education to the youth.
He also told the interior minister about the various constraints and financial issues impeding the smooth conduct of various operations of the force in the province.
Chaudhry Nisar said the government would continue to provide all possible assistance to the armed forces. He said he was aware of the financial constraints being faced by the forces and had always arduously pleaded the case of the forces with the government.
He also advised the heads of the security forces to keep the media updated about the achievements of their respective organisations.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 28th, 2015.