CIA completes spadework for arrest of hitmen.

LAHORE -- The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Lahore has completed spadework for the arrest of '50 top shooters/hired assassins' who were allegedly involved in the murder of nearly 150 citizens in the provincial capital over the last few years.

They would hit the 'target' by charging paltry amount starting from Rs20,000.

Of them [recently] the names of four of them have been put on the Exit Control List (ECL) on the recommendations of the CIA.

The names of several others have also been put on the 'red list' and the CIA has taken the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on board for the issuance of red warrants for the arrest of those who fled the country.

Many of them have gone underground in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when the CIA launched a crackdown.

50 'sharp shooters' allegedly killed nearly 150 citizens over last few years

A few teams of the agency would be dispatched to KP where they would get help from the local police and agencies to trace the hideouts of the shooters.

An official privy to the development said the provincial capital Lahore has witnessed an increase in 'shoot to kill' incidents.

During investigations, it transpired that most of the citizens were murdered by the 'sharp shooters' of the city.

As the police further expanded the scope of investigations, they got shocked to find that the hitmen were taking human lives against petty amounts.

He said the inquiries unveiled that several 'hit squads' were killing their 'targets' against paltry sum starting from Rs20,000 only.

The police had also unearthed a case in Nishtar Colony where a shooter allegedly received Rs10,000 and killed the man.

In another incident, two young hired assassins had shot dead a passenger and a taxi driver in the crowded but high security zone of the Allama Iqbal International Airport.

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