Rangers operations have returned much-needed peace to Karachi: corps commander
Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar says Karachi operation is apolitical
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Karachi Corps Commander Lieutenant General Naveed Mukhtar lauded on Friday Rangers’ efforts in ‘returning peace’ in Karachi and the rest of the country.
“Rangers operations in Karachi have returned much-needed peace in the metropolis,” Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar said, while addressing a passing out parade of Rangers in Karachi.
The Karachi corps commander vowed that the crackdown will continue until terrorism is completely eradicated. “Terrorists, their facilitators and financiers are the target of the Karachi operation, and we will spare no effort to achieve all these targets."
Clarifying that the Rangers operation is not against any party, Lt Gen Mukhtar said, “Karachi operation is apolitical.”
Read: Law and order: Corps Commander visits Rangers headquarters
The corps commander was accompanied by Director General Rangers Major General Bilal Akbar.
On June 18, Lieutenant Mukhtar visited Rangers Headquarters to encourage the LEA in their efforts to curb terrorist activities in the in the metropolis.
Read: Will make all kinds of sacrifices to eliminate terrorism: Corps commander Karachi
The visit had come a day after Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah wrote a letter to Rangers expressing his annoyance at their ‘transgression of powers’ in multiple raids the paramilitary force had conducted at government offices.
According to an official statement, DG Rangers Major Akbar had received Mukhtar, who paid a visit to the martyrs’ memorial, laid a floral wreath and offered Fateha for the personnel who lost their lives in line of duty.
“Rangers operations in Karachi have returned much-needed peace in the metropolis,” Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar said, while addressing a passing out parade of Rangers in Karachi.
The Karachi corps commander vowed that the crackdown will continue until terrorism is completely eradicated. “Terrorists, their facilitators and financiers are the target of the Karachi operation, and we will spare no effort to achieve all these targets."
Clarifying that the Rangers operation is not against any party, Lt Gen Mukhtar said, “Karachi operation is apolitical.”
Read: Law and order: Corps Commander visits Rangers headquarters
The corps commander was accompanied by Director General Rangers Major General Bilal Akbar.
On June 18, Lieutenant Mukhtar visited Rangers Headquarters to encourage the LEA in their efforts to curb terrorist activities in the in the metropolis.
Read: Will make all kinds of sacrifices to eliminate terrorism: Corps commander Karachi
The visit had come a day after Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah wrote a letter to Rangers expressing his annoyance at their ‘transgression of powers’ in multiple raids the paramilitary force had conducted at government offices.
According to an official statement, DG Rangers Major Akbar had received Mukhtar, who paid a visit to the martyrs’ memorial, laid a floral wreath and offered Fateha for the personnel who lost their lives in line of duty.