SHC rejects IGP's report on restoration of peace in Sindh.

SUKKUR -- The Sindh High Court, Sukkur bench rejected the report submitted on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, Ghulam Nabi Memon, on restoration of peace in Sindh.

The bench comprising Justice Salahuddin Panhwar and Justice Abdul Mubeen Lakho observed that the IGP was supposed to submit a comprehensive plan for the restoration of peace across the province but the one submitted today pertained to upper Sindh alone. It asked the SP Legal, Fida Hussain Solangi, who represented the IGP at the hearing, to come up with a comprehensive plan as was directed by the court.

The IGP's report contained a 20-point short-term plan and a five-point long-term plan to establish writ of law in four districts -- Ghotki, Kandhkot-Kashmore, Shikarpur and Sukkur - of upper Sindh, where many gangs of outlaws had been operating for decades. The gangs, based in the riverine areas, are routinely kidnapping people for ransom, killing people at their whim and even attacking police parties and holding them hostages. The riverine areas have remained 'no-go' areas for security forces so far as the gangs possessed heavy weapons, including mortars and rockets.

Explaining the short-term plan, the IGP informed the bench that the provincial government was going for a joint operation by police and armed forces, including the army, air force and Rangers. He pointed out that the government had already pledged release of Rs2.79 billion for the procurement of sophisticated weapons and warfare equipment for the operation.

He said under the plan, police base camps would be set up in the riverine area of the four districts. Police would be provided locaters...

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