KARACHI: 97 suspects were arrested from different areas of Karachi Thursday during targeted operations conducted by Rangers and police personnel, DawnNews reported.

The operations were carried out Lines, Lyari, Garden, Napa, Board Office, North Nazimabad, Frontier Colony, Orangi Town, Banaras, Model Town, Dalmia and Defence areas of the metropolis among others.

During the crackdowns, 29 suspects associated with political parties and men involved in gang-wars were arrested.

According to a Rangers’ spokesperson, a huge cache of weapons and drugs were recovered from the suspects during the raids.

Meanwhile, the city’s East Zone police arrested 32 suspects during targeted operations whereas the West Zone police arrested 36 suspects, including 22 fugitives. Moreover, drugs were also seized from the crackdowns carried out in Sindh’s provincial capital.

Karachi, the largest metropolitan city of Pakistan, is riddled with targeted killings, gang wars, kidnappings for ransom, extortion and terrorism. Targeted operations are ongoing in Karachi under a directive issued by the federal government led by Rangers’ forces with the support of police against criminals already identified by federal military and civilian agencies.