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| India-Pakistan |
| Five police stations to be jointly run by Rangers, police |
| 2013-09-15 |
| [Dawn] The Sindh government has decided that five cop shoppes in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , one each in the five districts of Karachi division, will be under the joint control of Rangers and police to deal with four types of heinous crimes, said the chief law officer of the province on Friday. The suspects incarcerated I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! on charges of "terrorism, assassination, kidnapping for ransom and bhatta (extortion)" during the ongoing targeted operation would be kept and interrogated at the five designated cop shoppes, said Advocate General for Sindh Barrister Khalid Javed Khan. Speaking to Dawn, the AG said the investigation officer of the case would be a police official who would submit challans (charge-sheets) to the court concerned. The temporary arrangement had been made till the federal government made necessary amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997 and other federal laws under which cases of heinous crimes would be automatically handed over to joint investigation teams (JITs). Mr Khan believed it would not create any legal or other complications but added that under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), the FIR should be registered at the place of occurrence of the crime. He said that a government-formed committee with him, minister for parliamentary affairs and others as members had submitted proposed amendments to the federal laws. "We have forwarded proposals for amendment to the CrPC and the ATA though we have some reservations over preventive and detective areas of the law," said the AG without elaborating further. "So, it would take time as the federal government would have to study the proposals before giving a go-ahead but let me assure you that the proposed amendments are not draconian," said Mr Khan, hoping the amendments would help improve the existing security situation. Sindh minister for parliamentary affairs Dr Sikandar Mandhro said the proposed amendments mainly pertained to more powers for Rangers. |
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