HYDERABAD, Feb 10: The police launched a massive anti-dacoit operation in the forest of Matiari and its surroundings to flush out dacoits and eliminate their hideouts on Sunday morning.
Four alleged dacoits, with two double and one single barrel pistols, were arrested.
The operation was launched under the direct command of Additional IG Police Hyderabad Region Abdul Rauf Yousufzai and District Police Officer Hyderabad Moazam Jah Ansari.
It was planned on a massive scale long time ago, and was started on Sunday.
Police officials said that the operation would continue till the hideouts were completely eliminated as the Matiari forests and its surrounding areas across the river Indus always proved to be a safe place for the dacoits.
The magnitude of the operation could be gauged from the fact that an emergency had been declared in the Hyderabad Civil Hospital since Saturday night. Doctors were asked to remain on duty round the lock, and ensure availability of medicines.
Police force remained deployed on both sides of the river Indus.
Bushes and trees were also burnt which stood as natural cover for the dacoits as the most of the hostages after having been kidnapped were kept there.
Three people, Ali Bahno, Poto Sahto and Alam Khan were nabbed near Matiari forest.
Another accused was arrested in the Mol Chand forest near the area, connecting Hyderabad with Thatta. One single barrel gun was also recovered from him.
Both police force and reserved police were participating in the operation. They were found in possession of one single and double barrel guns.
SHOs in the city and Latifabad had also been put on red alert since last night.
COLD: People have been experiencing severe cold for the last several days as temperature fell to 8 degree centigrade on Sunday.
Cold winds since Saturday night forced people to remain indoors. The roads wore a deserted look as weather remained cloudy with dusty winds since Sunday morning. People thronged market of used clothes.
Workshop: The introduction of different subjects in the syllabus of the religious schools is aimed at giving a new direction to the religious institutions.
This was said by the deputy education adviser, federal ministry of education, Islamabad, Dr Mohammad Hanif, while speaking at the inaugural function of an eight-day workshop for the training of the teachers of religious schools of Sindh at the Government Elementary College of Education (men) here on Sunday.
The workshop has been organized by the federal ministry of education in collaboration with the provincial ministry of education.
