Rangers during a search operation in Karachi. – Photo by PPI

KARACHI: At least 400 suspects were rounded up during a Rangers operation in Karachi's Baldia Town area on Friday, DawnNews reported.

Sources told DawnNews that the authorities were acting on information that criminals were present in the area.

A huge contingent of Rangers personnel conducted a house-to-house search in Baldia Town's Ittehad Town area and in surrounding localities.

The arrested suspects were being shifted to an undisclosed location for questioning.

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