RAHIM YAR KHAN: Jan Muhammad alias Janu Indhar, ringleader of the Indhar dacoits gang operating in the Katcha area of the Indus, has challenged the writ of the state in his fresh message on social media.

Sharing a video of him operating an anti-aircraft gun, Janu threatened to take on local political figures who were pressing the Punjab government to launch another operation in the area instead of mediating with them.

Notorious for abducting people for ransom from RY Khan and Rajanpur (the other side of the river), the gang is believed to have lifted six people from Sadiqabad tehsil during the last one week.

PPP MPA Nawazabad Mumtaz Ali Chang who attended a meeting on law and order in Lahore with the prime minister in the chair on Sunday, said Janu had hurled threats in wake of the meeting.

He said the outlaw had challenged him, PML-N MNA Sheikh Fiaz, PPP MPAs Makhdoom Usman, Riaz Mahmood Mazari and Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Doost Muhammad Mazari.

Chang said he had been facing threats from the gang since long because he was supporting families of the nine persons slain by the gang in October last.

He accused PTI district president Rais Mahboob of backing the Indhar gang but the later rejected the charge.

Published in Dawn, June 28th, 2022

Opinion

Editorial

Kurram atrocity
Updated 22 Nov, 2024

Kurram atrocity

It would be a monumental mistake for the state to continue ignoring the violence in Kurram.
Persistent grip
22 Nov, 2024

Persistent grip

An audit of polio funds at federal and provincial levels is sorely needed, with obstacles hindering eradication efforts targeted.
Green transport
22 Nov, 2024

Green transport

THE government has taken a commendable step by announcing a New Energy Vehicle policy aiming to ensure that by 2030,...
Military option
Updated 21 Nov, 2024

Military option

While restoring peace is essential, addressing Balochistan’s socioeconomic deprivation is equally important.
HIV/AIDS disaster
21 Nov, 2024

HIV/AIDS disaster

A TORTUROUS sense of déjà vu is attached to the latest health fiasco at Multan’s Nishtar Hospital. The largest...
Dubious pardon
21 Nov, 2024

Dubious pardon

IT is disturbing how a crime as grave as custodial death has culminated in an out-of-court ‘settlement’. The...