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Geo News receives Karachi operation report

KARACHI: Geo News has received a copy of the report pertaining to the Karachi operation which will be presented to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by the police.

The report compares the situation in Karachi 565 days before and after the operation. Statistics provided in the report clearly indicate that the operation has been a success for the police.

Police

By TICKER
March 25, 2015
KARACHI: Geo News has received a copy of the report pertaining to the Karachi operation which will be presented to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by the police.

The report compares the situation in Karachi 565 days before and after the operation. Statistics provided in the report clearly indicate that the operation has been a success for the police.

Police claim that in 565 days of the operation from 5 September 2013 till 23 March 2015, 895 criminals were killed.

Prior to the start of the operation 1,810 operations had taken place, while 2,687 operations were conducted after the operation was launched.

1,347 criminals wanted for murder were arrested before the operation and 1,549 arrests were made after.

Since the start of the operation 487 extortionists have been arrested as compared to 283 previously.

During the operation 142 security personnel were martyred in 2014 while in 2015 the figure stands at 28.

Karachi police claim that during the 565 days of the operation over 50,000 arrests have been made while prior to the operation 39, 319 arrests were made.