KANDHKOT: Sindh’s Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said that tribal feuds have caused lawlessness in upper Sindh districts of Kashmore, Ghotki, Jacobabad and Sukkur.
Talking to media here, chief minister Shah said that the government will end these disputes and it will also get support from the tribal chiefs in this respect. Murad Ali Shah said that the situation was already bad, it worsens during the interim government. “What improvement made by the caretaker government in the law and order during its six months,” he questioned.
“We will soon restore peace in the area with assistance from the police, rangers and the military,” chief minister said. He said, in previous term his government had requested to the federal government for provision of military arms and equipment.
“I don’t understand how these bandits getting military arms and equipment,” he said. “We have appointed provincial home minister to tackle and improve the law and order”, he added.
Earlier, In response to the recent surge in street crime incidents in Karachi, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has initiated a strategic crackdown, and formed a specialized force to tackle the criminals in the metropolis.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh, Ghulam Nabi Memon, convened a high-level meeting with the city’s top police officers.
During the meeting, IGP Memon strategically allocated the responsibility of handling the most critical cases to a team of 67 officers from Karachi’s police force with a total of 60 officers will be deployed from various districts, along with seven elite members from the SIU.
Among the key directives issued by IG Memon, the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has been entrusted with the task of apprehending the suspects in the robbery-resistance murder case after which the murder on resisting robbery will automatically be transferred to SIU. –Agencies
