Sindh government on Thursday objected over extension in special policing powers of Rangers by the federal government. In a letter dispatched to federal Interior Ministry, the provincial government demanded of the centre to withdraw powers of the paramilitary troops. The Sindh government stated in the letter that since powers in this regard are granted to provinces under Article 147 after 18th Constitutional Amendment; therefore, granting powers to Rangers by federal government amounts to centre's intervention in provincial autonomy.
On Tuesday, federal Interior Ministry rejected a summary sent to it by Sindh Chief Minister seeking to curtail Rangers' powers in Sindh. The ministry said Rangers' powers could not be curtailed and that the paramilitary troops will continue to operate in Karachi under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
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