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| India-Pakistan |
| Operation to continue in Karachi |
| 2015-07-14 |
| [DAWN] The Sindh Apex Committee expressed concern ...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended... on Sunday over low conviction rate of criminals and formed a committee comprising the provincial chief secretary and prosecutor general to seek judiciary's help in setting up a special bench of the Sindh High Court for summary trials, it is reliably learnt. Addressing a presser at the Chief Minister House after a meeting of the apex committee, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said the civil and military leaders were on the same page on the issue of eliminating terrorism and a task force headed by the home secretary and comprising representatives of police and Rangers had been formed to ensure implementation of decisions taken by the apex committee. The meeting presided over by Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah was attended by Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, 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... Corps Commander Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar, Rangers Director General Maj Gen Bilal Akbar, Sharjeel Memon, Home Minister Sohail Anwar Sial, Chief Secretary Mohammad Siddique Memon, Sindh IG Ghulam Haider Jamali, FIA Director Shahid Hayat, Home Secretary Mukhtiar Soomro and officials of law-enforcement agencies. The information minister said it was a constitutional requirement to get approval of the provincial assembly for extending deployment and increasing powers of Rangers. The PPP has a majority in the assembly and, therefore, approval would not be an issue. |
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