KARACHI: Sindh government will seek support from Pakistan Army as it prepares to initiate an action against dacoits in katcha areas.

Sindh Minister for Department of Energy, Planning and Development Nasir Hussain Shah said that Sindh police and Rangers have begun preparations to kick off an operation against bandits in katcha areas.

Government will seek support from Pakistan Army during operation against criminals, he added. He said that Rangers have made sacrifices in fight to maintain law and order in province. Paramilitary force has worked with police to fight crime in past and is still working with police in Karachi, he added. He said that Sindh police force’s officials have sacrificed their lives in line of duty.

Nasir Hussain said that government appointed officers in police department to improve law and order situation in province. His statement came soon after Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan castigated Pakistan Peoples’ Party led government over increasing crime rate across Sindh, especially Karachi.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 08 2024

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