Head-money on nine criminals about to be notified: IGP.

LARKANA -- IGP Ghulam Nabi Memon, speaking to the media in Larkana after visiting the bereaved family of DSP Abdul Malik Bhutto on Monday, said the police were chalking out a plan to conduct intelligence-based operations against the criminals involved in the Sunday night clash.

He said he was currently visiting Sukkur and Larkana police ranges to meet officers and personnel. 'Their moral is high though they feel the pain of their martyred colleagues; they are eager to discharge their duty of restoring peace.' he said.

He said the answer to the outlaws would be vigorous, and added that the government would soon recommend the head-money on nine criminals and rewards for their arrest/elimination. Hopefully, a notification to this effect would be issued shortly, he said.

'Our focus will be to properly identify the location of hideouts and go for intelligence-based operation,' he said. It was but natural that while fighting against terrorists, dacoits and criminals, police could suffer losses, he said. In the most...