Rangers step up operation against terrorists in Sindh

SUKKUR: Rangers Sector Commander Colonel Abdul Ghaffar on Friday said that the Rangers had accelerated the operation against terrorists in interior Sindh and arrested 58 suspects, including three terrorists, during action against miscreants in interior Sindh and Balochistan.
The sector commander stated that the raids were conducted after Operation Zarb-e-Azb and the operation in Karachi. The suspects were arrested during action in Sukkur, Ghotki, Khairpur, Shikarpur and affiliated areas of Balochistan. More than 181 light and heavy weapons, including explosives, were also confiscated from the suspects.
Colonel Abdul Ghaffar stated these developments during a talk with the media at the Rangers Headquarters.The arrested included 19 high profile notorious felons and three terrorists belonging to banned organisations.
One suspect had been linked to an international banned organisation which wanted to establish a unit in Shikarpur.Two Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) terrorists were arrested in Mirpur Mathelo from a bus bound for Karachi from Peshawar who wanted to move to Dubai from Karachi.
The Shahbaz Rangers further tightened their grip on terrorists after conducting these actions in interior Sindh and Balochistan upon orders from Director General (DG) Rangers Major General Bilal Akbar.