AKTI lauds Sindh Rangers on restoring peace in the city

RECORDER REPORT

KARACHI: All Karachi Tajir Ittehad (AKTI) lauded Sindh Rangers for its efforts to restore peace in the violence-hit city to bring the rising trend of target killings down to give relief to the Karachiites.

Talking to Business Recorder on Saturday, Chairman AKTI said Rangers had played a vital role in scaling down the trend of target killing, which had badly downsized the city’s trade and business.

However, he criticised the police department for being pathetic to control rising street crimes in the markets and residential areas of the city. “Police has become non-functional and useless to go after criminals,” he marinated.

He gave a full credit to Pakistan army and Sindh Rangers for brining normality to the city which had undergone long-time unrest, saying it was “remarkable” and professional performance of the country’s pivotal security institutions.

“Army Chief, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani fulfilled his pledge made with Karachi’s traders during a meeting with traders to restore peace and harmony in the city,” he said, adding that Karachi’s situation was now from the past.

He said traders would also hold a reception in honour of DG Rangers Sindh, Major General Ijaz Chaudhry after Eidul Azha for his greater contribution to the city’s peace. “Traders community will present honorary shield to DG Rangers for his unprecedented services to the city’s people and businessmen,” he added.

Atiq Mir said Rangers had done what many had believed as impossible namely to clamp down on the terrorist of target killings and arrest and seize huge caches of arms from their possessions.

He said help line established the Rangers at its headquarter had greatly boosted the traders confidence during the unrest days. The help line also help establish contacts to a better interaction between traders and Rangers.

“The return of peace to the city also helped retain the traders’ confidence to continue business activities in here and stop transferring the setups to other cities,” he said.

He demanded of the government to boost the police capabilities on the pattern of Rangers, saying police had failed to effectively play its role amid the rising street crimes on the city roads. He said street criminals were openly roaming and whoever wanted to loot without any fears.

He observed police had lacked confidence to work in line with its profession, urging the government to help the department come out from its apathy and inertia. He wanted the political pressure and intervention should also stop in the police affairs.