Karachi: Federal Minister for Interior Rehamn Malik and Karachi Police chief Saud Mirza have given conflicting figures of the accused arrested by police and Rangers for involvement in targeted killings during the ongoing operation.
Talking to media in Karachi after chairing a high level meeting, Rehman Malik said that police and Rangers have arrested 44 targeted killers, however, minutes after the statement of Rehamn Malik, Karachi police chief, Additional IG Sindh Saud Mirza, while briefing media said 48 target killers had been arrested so far during the ongoing operation.
Rehman Malik strongly denied that he had ordered release of any target killers.
Malik said that action was being taken against gangsters of Lyari gang war, saying that some of the criminals have fled to Balochistan.
He added that police and Rangers were carrying out indiscriminate action and 44 accused had been arrested for their involvement in targeted killings.
Meanwhile, addressing a press briefing Additional IG Sindh Saud Mirza said that more than 1400 suspects have been arrested during the ongoing targeted operation.
He said that 101 people were killed from August 18 to August 25.
He said that police recovered 250 hand grenades, 476 pistols and 36 Kalashnikovs. Mirza said that police conducted about 2,000 raids in different areas since August 25. He further said that 21 people have been held for their involvement in extortion.
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