Rangers policing powers extended in Karachi
KARACHI: While the city has yet to see any improvement in the law and order situation, the Sindh government on Thursday once again gave an extension to the Rangers policing powers, which have been extended every three months since January 2010.
A notification issued by the home department stated that the Sindh government gave a further three-month extension in the powers of the Rangers under Section 5 of the Anti-Terrorists Act, 1997.
The powers of the paramilitary forces were extended in light of the escalated target killings in Karachi.
According the notification, the forces have been authorized to eradicate no-go areas in the city amid powers to conduct snap checking without any warrants.
The Rangers has powers to take any kind of action against target killers and extortion mafia to curb the ongoing violence, it said.
Copyright NNI (News Network International), 2011
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