Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in an attempt to purge the city of street criminals, has directed IG police to mobilize the SSU and Reserve police on the roads to support the district police.
“I want the city police to make it their mission to eliminate street crime”, he said. In case of failure, he directed the IG: “the concerned SSP and SHOs be transferred/removed immediately.”
Sindh Chief Minister directed the IG to deploy the police, reserve, and SSU force at the hotspots and intensify police patrolling for vigilance and keep sharing their photos, location as well as deployment plan with him.
He also instructed the IG: “to keep me informed about the actions taken against the criminals along with the number of their arrests so, that necessary instructions could be given to the prosecution department for bringing them to book.”
Murad Ali Shah directed IG police to intensify the crackdown against repetitive/habitual street criminals, and drug peddlers who have either been bailed out or at large.
Mr. Shah said that the people of Karachi have already seen the worst law and order, and mayhem at the hands of terrorists as well as other criminals. “After a lot of sacrifices endured by the police and other law enforcement agencies in the line of their duty, the government restored law and order with the support of Karachiites”, he said and added: “now the people of this city could not be left at the mercy of street criminals and we have to develop a sense of security amongst the citizens by eliminating the street crime altogether.”
The Inspector General of Police, Ghulam Nabi at the directives of the Sindh Chief Minister has issued necessary instructions to the city police, SSU, and Reserve police for their mobility in the aid of the district police, Karachi.
