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Rangers ask MQM to hand over 187 ‘target killers’

Tell people militant wings trying to sabotage Karachi operation by spreading rumours

By our correspondents
August 05, 2015
KARACHI: The Sindh Rangers sent a letter to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar on Tuesday night and demanded the party hand over its activists who were wanted for killing policemen.
The letter, which contains a list of 187 activists of the MQM’s alleged militant wing, was dispatched to the party’s headquarters in Azizabad, Nine Zero.The spokesman said the letter was addressed to Sattar while its copies had also been sent to the Sindh chief minister’s secretariat, the secretary of the home department, the inspector general of police and the additional inspector general of the Karachi Police.
The subject of the letter is “Handing over of MQM (A) activists involved in police killing”.It says: “The precarious law and order situation of Karachi is not a new phenomenon. Karachi city has remained victim to politico-ethnic violence in the past. During the period of the early 90s, operations of law enforcement agencies were undertaken to apprehend the criminals involved in violence.
“The police officials who took part in the operation were later target killed. It has been learnt that 187 individuals of the militant wing of the MQM (A) were nominated in various FIRs of those killed police officials. List of the nominees in various FIRs is attached as Annexure A.
“Please hand over the nominated suspects to the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) in order to investigate murder cases of police officials. Forwarded for necessary action, please.” The list includes the names of Abu Irfan alais Urfi involved in the killing of police officials Head Constable Jahangir of Jamshed Town, DSP Rahim Bangash and DSP Mohammed Nawaz Ranjha (SDPO Jamshed).
Another suspect, Adil Ansari alias Pagla, was involved in the killing of Police Constable Khurram Butt of Brigade Police Station, HC Maqbool Ahmed of PS CIA Saddar, Inspector Nasirul Hassan SHO Brigade. Suspect Afzal Karim was involved in the killing of Dakhar Alam of Police Lines District Central, suspect Ahmed alias Bhoora alias Amir was involved in the murder of PC Mohammed Ali of Police Lines, District Central.
The list includes the name of Arshad Kala involved in the killing of PC Nasir Ahmed and PC Mohammed Riasat of the Sharifabad Police Station, suspect Hameedullah alias Mullah is wanted for the killing of PC Maqsood Masih and HC Syed Zair Hussain Shah of Mobina Town PS. Mohammed Jehangir alias Josh alias Kancha was involved in the killing of PC Mohammed Rafiq of the Pakistan Bazaar Police Station.
Moreover, suspect Nehal Bhai was involved in the killing of Inspector Zeeshan Kazmi, Noman alias Nomi was involved in the killing of PC Khurram Butt, HC Mohammed Jahangir, Inspector Nasirul Hassan and DSP Mohammed Nawaz Ranjha. Suspect Salman alias Saloo was involved in the killing of HC Mohammed Jahangir and DSP Mohammed Nawaz Ranjha.
The list includes the name of Naeem alias Mullah who was involved in the killing of PC Mohammed Islam, HC Syed Zair Hussain Shah, PC Maqsood Masih and Sub Inspector Aslam Hayat. Channa Molvi was involved in the killing of PC Aftab Anwar, Inspector Mohammed Sadiq and PC Faqir Mohammed.
Earlier, in a statement, the Sindh Rangers had warned the criminal elements trying to sabotage the ongoing target operation.The spokesman for the Sindh Rangers said that a few terrorist elements and groups operating the militant wings on the pretext of political parties were busy in sabotaging the Karachi operation because they feared its successful conclusion.
Out of fear for their own continuity, these anti-state elements are busy in causing panic among the public under a well-planned conspiracy to create unrest in the city, he said.The paramilitary force has requested the media and the public to ascertain correct facts from law-enforcement agencies, especially the Sindh Rangers, before running ahead with spreading rumours.
It should be clear that the Sindh Rangers have also earlier successfully foiled such conspiracies before and they will continue to serve the people in the same way. The people are requested to report any such activity or rumour on the Rangers Helpline 1101 to help foil conspiracies, he said.