Malik vows action in Karachi as seven die in fresh violence

KARACHI: Seven people were killed in Karachi on Tuesday as Interior Minister Rehman Malik declared that terrorists had tested the government enough and action would now be taken against them, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to the media representatives in Karachi, Malik said it was time that the mafias operating in Karachi let go off their gang leaders as nobody could come to their rescue anymore.
The minister also said that 18 to 26 people had become victims of target killings since yesterday. And although he stated that the nation would soon witness action in Karachi, the city saw seven more deaths.
Also present at the occasion was Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan who said that now action against criminal elements would be taken first and the media will be informed afterwards.

Malik arrives bleeding Karachi orders aerial surveillance

KARACHI: Federal Interior Minister, Rahman Malik, who was asked to rush to Karachi on its getting out of control, on arrival ordered for the aerial surveillance over the city for locating and flushing out the target killers, who thus far made the city a killing field have remained mysteriously unidentified and unknown.
The interior minister said that any and every action would be taken against the miscreants to restore peace in Karachi and added their masters would not be able to save them.
Arriving Karachi he held emergent meeting with the law enforcing agencies and told them to go all out taking actions against the enemy of peace without any discrimination. He said that any and every action could be taken for the restoration of peace in Karachi.
Rahman Malik said that he has ordered for surveillance planes to be brought to Karachi for locating and weeding out the ever-allusive target killers, who have let loose a reign of terror and bloodshed in the city.

 

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Moon sighted; 1st Ramazan on Tuesday

KARACHI: The moon for the holy month of Ramazan has been sighted and the fasting will begin from Tuesday, Geo News reported.
The official announcement will be made shortly by the Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman.

MQM decides to re-join government: sources

ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has once again decided to re-join the government on Monday, DawnNews reported.

The decision was made after discussions between MQM Chief Altaf Hussain and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Sources told DawnNews that MQM will first become a part of the AJK government and will then re-join the provincial and federal government shortly after.
On June 26, MQM had decided to part ways with the Pakistan People’s Party and sit on opposition benches in the National Assembly, Senate and Sindh Assembly in protest against the postponement of election on two Karachi seats of the Azad Jamu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

Sohail Ahmed appointed Secretary Narcotics Division

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on the orders of the Supreme Court has appointed Sohail Ahmed as Secretary Narcotics Division, Geo News reported Monday.
Sohail Ahmed was removed as the Secretary Establishment Division and made officer on special duty (OSD) after he had issued a notification to transfer Hussain Asghar to the FIA during proceedings of the Hajj corruption case.
This prompted the government to make Sohail Ahmed OSD but the apex court issued an order to appoint him to a suitable position within seven days.
In a statement issued from the prime minister’s office on Monday, Ahmed was appointed Secretary Narcotics Division.