Lyari operation enters day five
KARACHI: The ‘Grand Operation’ in Lyari entered its fifth day as clashes between law-enforcement agencies and heavily armed criminals continued. The criminals resorted to the use of hand-grenades and rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) in addition to the use of sophisticated and automatic weapons against the security forces. A policeman identified as Tufail was killed during [...]
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Five more die on third day of “grand operation” in Lyari
KARACHI: Five people including two CID officials have been killed on Sunday while two cameramen and eight policemen were among around two dozen injured amid rocket and grenade attacks in the troubled Lyari neighbourhood of Karachi, DawnNews reported. The injured including two cameramen of local news channels were taken to the Civil Hospital Karachi. More [...]
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‘Grand Operation’ enters third day in Lyari
KARACHI: As the Grand Operation in Lyari entered its third day on Sunday, the Sindh Home Ministry issued warrants for the arrest of eight people including the outlawed People’s Amn Committee chief Uzair Baloch. Other members of the banned organisation against whom the warrants were issued include Habib Jan Baloch, Taj Mohammad aka Taju, Noor [...]
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Seven, including three police officers, killed in Lyari violence
KARACHI: At least seven people including Station House Officer (SHO) of Civil Lines and two constables were killed along with 16 others wounded in Lyari on Saturday, in the consecutive second day of violence and unrest. Sporadic firing incidents caused tension in different areas of Lyari, keeping the entire locality shut. SHO Civil Line Fawwad [...]
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Grand operation begins in Lyari
KARACHI: A grand operation began in the early hours of Thursday, in Karachi’s Lyari area where a heavy contingent of Police and Frontier Constabulary personnel are taking action against criminal elements. Five people including police personnel were injured in the operation. CID SSP Chaudhary Aslam Khan was also present during the operation whereas for the [...]
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