Karachi police formulate 'new strategy' to prevent street crime.

KARACHI -- Karachi police have formulated a new strategy to prevent the increasing number of street crimes in the metropolis in line with the instructions of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.

The decision to deploy the force comes as the surging street crimes have caused troubles for Karachiites. Citizens of Karachi are encountering street crimes on the daily basis.

The police force is being deployed in different areas from police training centres, according to a notification issued by the Sindh police.

From the Shahid Hayat police training centre, 1,000 police personnel have been sent to the South zone and 900 have been sent to the West zone, the notification read.

From the Razaqabad police training centre, 1,200 police personnel have been sent to the East zone.

Police personnel will be deployed to the sensitive locations under the supervision of local stations and the troops will work in three shifts to prevent street crime, according to the notification.

The CM has ordered increased deployment on the roads according to which three zonal deputy-inspector generals (DIGs) have been directed to deploy the force, the notification said.

In its Apex Committee's 28th meeting - chaired by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah at the CM House in Karachi last week - the Sindh government decided to crush all kinds of threats including terror outfits, drug peddlers, street crimes, and dacoits in the slums through intelligence-based, well-coordinated, and targeted operations.

The high-level huddle also evaluated overall intelligence reports presented by the different security agencies. "The operation against the bandits must be decisive and cleansing once and for all,"...

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