KARACHI: The Sindh government extended the Rangers’ stay in Karachi by one month late on Wednesday night.

Sources in the Chief Minister’s House told Dawn that Qaim Ali Shah gave the approval after a phone call from PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari from Dubai.

According to Sindh Home Secretary Mukhtiar Soomro, the powers had been given under section 4 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.

The 18th Amendment in the constitution makes it binding upon the provincial government to obtain the Sindh Assembly’s approval for its decision.

Former president Asif Zardari, in his phone call, told the chief minister that better civil-military relations were in the larger interest of the nation and, therefore, was a need to strengthen them further.

He recalled the restoration of law and order in Karachi after the launch of an operation by the paramilitary force.

After the phone call, the chief minister went into a huddle with senior officials of the provincial government at 11.15pm.

Besides the home minister, the meeting was attended by the chief secretary, the home secretary and the principal secretary to the chief minister.

After the consultations, a request was made to the federal interior ministry for an extension of the Rangers stay in Karachi by one month.

The federal government will notify the extension, sources told Dawn.

Published in Dawn, July 9th, 2015

On a mobile phone? Get the Dawn Mobile App: Apple Store | Google Play

Opinion

Editorial

Smog hazard
Updated 05 Nov, 2024

Smog hazard

The catastrophe unfolding in Lahore is a product of authorities’ repeated failure to recognise environmental impact of rapid urbanisation.
Monetary policy
05 Nov, 2024

Monetary policy

IN an aggressive move, the State Bank on Monday reduced its key policy rate by a hefty 250bps to 15pc. This is the...
Cultural power
05 Nov, 2024

Cultural power

AS vital modes of communication, art and culture have the power to overcome social and international barriers....
Disregarding CCI
Updated 04 Nov, 2024

Disregarding CCI

The failure to regularly convene CCI meetings means that the process of democratic decision-making is falling apart.
Defeating TB
04 Nov, 2024

Defeating TB

CONSIDERING the fact that Pakistan has the fifth highest burden of tuberculosis in the world as per the World Health...
Ceasefire charade
Updated 04 Nov, 2024

Ceasefire charade

The US talks of peace, while simultaneously arming and funding their Israeli allies, are doomed to fail, and are little more than a charade.