KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif in a high-level briefing at the Rangers Headquarters on Sunday directed all commanders to leave no stone unturned finding perpetrators behind the murder of famed qawwal Amjad Sabri and kidnaping of Barrister Owais Shah, son of the chief justice of the Sindh High Court.
The army chief’s visit to Karachi comes days after the high-profile kidnapping of Barrister Shah and the assassination of the famed qawwal, who was gunned down in Liaquatabad by unidentified motorcyclists in an attack. General Sharif was briefed in detail by Rangers Director General Major General Bilal Akbar on the paramilitary force’s ongoing operation, the law and order situation and the way forward for Karachi during the meeting.
Referring to recent incidents, the army chief directed all commanders and the intelligence agencies to continue working hand-in-glove, leaving no stone unturned finding the perpetrators. He reiterated that the Karachi operation focuses on the entire network of the terrorists, their abettors and financiers, and would continue until the complete results.
He said that all kind of assistance, including intelligence and material combat support, would be provided to the paramilitary forces to accomplish their mission. He also commended the rangers for the sacrifices they have rendered and for their achievements. The rangers confirmed that as many as 913 terrorists including target killers were nabbed while 15,400 illegal weapons were recovered from criminals.
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