Tue, 21-Oct-2025

14 gangs of dacoits operating in Katcha area of Sindh: CM  

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  • CM said operation meant elimination of dacoits in area.
  • CM was told black sheep had been identified in police force.
  • He directed police to coordinate with Punjab and Balochistan police.

SUKKUR:  Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar presiding over an overall law & order at the DC Office reviewed the arrangements of the upcoming full and final but what he termed a `decisive’ operation against the dacoits in the Riverine Area for which he gave blanket approvals of all the requirements.

The meeting was attended by Minister Home Brig (retd) Haris Nawaz, IG Police Riffat Mukhtar, and other concerned officers.

The CM was told that there were 14 gangs of dacoits in Katcha area of Shikarpur and Kashmore. At this, the CM said that the operation meant the elimination of the dacoits in the area.

Talking about the strategies, the IG Police told the CM that the right man for the right job policy has been finalised for the placement in the clean-up operation. He added that the analysis of CDRs of criminals, their relatives, B-parties and facilitators are being identified.

CM was told that black sheep had been identified in the police force and action against them was in progress so that the strategy and line of action of the operation may not leak to the dacoits.

CM said that the police must take steps to curb honey traps. He suggested deployment of the policemen in plain clothes at the frequently used stops should be made apart from setting up police pickets at the routes used by the honey trappers. At this, the IG police told the CM that they had identified 42 such points where the deployment would be made.

The IG Police said that the intelligence-based search operation at hotels, bus stops, and crossing points has been started and specialised IT teams have been working on honey-trapping.

The CM was also told that 1680 police check posts were being established in the Katcha area of Kashmore and Shikarpur where 1680 policemen would be deployed before the launch of the operation.

The IG police said that two mini-police lines in Kashmore and one in Shikarpur were being established.

The IG police sharing the achievements of the Larkana Range police said that 49 encounters were carried out, in which three dacoits were killed, 13 injured, 26 arrested, 1061 absconders arrested, and 50 weapons were recovered and were saved from the honey trap.

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Caretaker Sindh Govt decides to eliminate street crime

46 Karachi residents killed on robbery resistance in 2025
  • Cabinet decided to launch operation against dacoits.
  • Home minister Sindh was directed to chalk out a plan.
  • Cabinet expressed satisfaction over Sindh has become polio free.

KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar presiding over an introductory meeting of his caretaker cabinet decided to take strict measures to control law & order, notably eliminating dacoits in the Katcha area and street crime in Karachi.

At the outset, the caretaker chief minister said that the cabinet meeting was held as an introductory and aimed at setting an agenda for good governance, service to the people, and supporting the election commission of Pakistan for carrying out their work.

Justice Baqar said that in the aftermath of the floods, poverty has increased manifold in the province. He added that therefore there was a dire need to take concrete measures to alleviate poverty.  The CM said that the caretaker government is apolitical, and it was for all irrespective of their socio-political identification or affiliation.

Justice Baqar said that there was a need of promoting enter-faith harmony in the province. He added that people of different faith and beliefs have lived together on this land, but anti-state elements were trying to create law and order by igniting religious hatred and we must stop it.   It was pointed out that the dacoits have developed sway in the katcha area, therefore the cabinet decided to launch an operation against the dacoits.

The home minister was directed to chalk out a plan in consultation with the police and other law enforcement agencies so that a well-coordinated clean-up operation against the dacoits could be launched.

The cabinet members pointed out that due to some ongoing development works in the city traffic jam issues crop up during the peak hours, therefore the traffic police was directed to manage traffic flow properly. It was pointed out that the people from far-flung areas visit government offices, in Karachi and in their respective districts where their problems were not being resolved.

Chief Minister directed all the ministers, particularly of the Revenue, Local Government, Police, and Health to direct their respective departments to make their offices functional and public-oriented everywhere.

The cabinet expressed satisfaction that Sindh has become polio free from the last two years but its virus was still alive in different areas.

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