The Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) will form a special cell with dedicated officers to coordinate with the local police for curbing violence and target killings in the city.
This was decided in a meeting under the chairmanship of Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza here on Tuesday. Sindh IG Babar Khattak, Home Secretary Arif Ahmad Khan, AIG Special Branch Akhtar Memon, CCPO Waseem Ahmed and representatives of intelligence agencies also attended the meeting.
It was further decided that SHOs in troubled areas will activate Aman committees and will hold regular meetings. They will point out the names of known criminals, gangsters and land grabbers and send the same to the IG Office.
The meeting also issued strict instructions against those who display arms. The criminals and gangsters, after being identified, will be taken to task without any discrimination, it resolved.
It was also decided in principle that the Frontier Constabulary, if need be, will be placed at the disposal of the Sindh Home Department to assist the police.
The interior minister appreciated the role of police, Rangers and the home minister for controlling the security situation in the city. He also lauded the role of Altaf Hussain and Asfandyar Wali Khan for keeping the people calm in those difficult moments.
A handout issued after the meeting said that police officers and Rangers have been directed to act fearlessly and without discrimination as no political pressure will be allowed to affect their activities.
