KARACHI: A meeting of the Sindh apex committee on Monday decided to constitute an anti-terrorism force in Sindh.
The meeting was held at Chief Minister House Sindh and was chaired by Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan.
It was decided that the force will be trained by personnel from the armed forces at Razzaqabad Training Academy.
It was also decided that 57 cases will be referred to the federal government for trial by military courts and the decision in this regard would be implemented within 10 days' time.
The governor decided that the province of Sindh will be divided into three zones namely Karachi Zone, Hyderabad Zone and Sukkur Zone to ensure implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) at the provincial level.
Director General Rangers Major Bilal Akbar would head the Karachi zone. Hyderabad Zone, which would also include Mirpurkhas and Nawabshah, would be headed by General Officer Commanding (GOC). The third zone — Sukkur Zone — would be headed by GOC Panu Aqil and would also include Larkana.
DG Rangers was quoted as saying that the targeted operation in Karachi was progressing successfully and if need be, it would also be started in Sindh.
Earlier in Jan, the Sindh apex committee was formulated for implementing the NAP to deal with terrorism.
Sindh govt announces anti-terrorism force for province - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
The meeting was held at Chief Minister House Sindh and was chaired by Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan.
It was decided that the force will be trained by personnel from the armed forces at Razzaqabad Training Academy.
It was also decided that 57 cases will be referred to the federal government for trial by military courts and the decision in this regard would be implemented within 10 days' time.
The governor decided that the province of Sindh will be divided into three zones namely Karachi Zone, Hyderabad Zone and Sukkur Zone to ensure implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) at the provincial level.
Director General Rangers Major Bilal Akbar would head the Karachi zone. Hyderabad Zone, which would also include Mirpurkhas and Nawabshah, would be headed by General Officer Commanding (GOC). The third zone — Sukkur Zone — would be headed by GOC Panu Aqil and would also include Larkana.
DG Rangers was quoted as saying that the targeted operation in Karachi was progressing successfully and if need be, it would also be started in Sindh.
Earlier in Jan, the Sindh apex committee was formulated for implementing the NAP to deal with terrorism.
Sindh govt announces anti-terrorism force for province - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
