KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) on Friday carried out an operation in th
e city’s Garden Town area and arrested t
wo militants
affiliated with a political party.
According to the Rangers public relat
ions official (PRO), the t
wo militants were
affiliated with the military wing of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). Rangers also recovered a huge cache of arms buried by the militants in a vacant plot.
The arms seized included eight SMG rifles, one 222 rifle, seven repeater shotguns, one 22 rifle, one mauser and one 8mm rifle. The paramilitary force also seized nearly 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
The Rangers PRO added that the militants had p
lanned to use these arms to disrupt law and order in th
e city.
The t
wo militants have been handed over to the police for further investigation.
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