Five militants arrested in Karachi: Rangers

E-Paper | July 25, 2026

KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Saturday claimed to have arrested five suspected militants in raids conducted across Karachi.

The paramilitary force conducted targeted raids in Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Gizri and Gurumandar areas of the city.

“Five terrorists belonging to proscribed outfits have been arrested in raids conducted today in Karachi,” said a spokesperson for the paramilitary force.

Read: Criminals linked to MQM arrested in Karachi's Landhi, Rangers say

The spokesperson also added that a significant quantity of weapons were also recovered from the arrested individuals.

Earlier, Rangers had also claimed to have arrested multiple alleged criminals including target killers in a surgical operation conducted in the city’s Landhi-VI area on Thursday.

Karachi Corps Commander Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar earlier last week had reiterated his trust in Rangers and other law enforcement agencies leading the ‘Karachi operation’, which he said, was “apolitical, indiscriminate and free of any compromise” aimed at bringing the violence-hit city back to normality.

The deployment of Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, in Karachi is requisitioned under Article 147 of the Constitution, and under Clause 1 of Sub-section 3 of Section 4 of Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, authorised to prevent the commission of terrorist acts, or scheduled offences in notified area for the punishment of terrorist in accordance with the provision of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

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Imtiaz Ali is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field. His reporting portfolio encompasses crime, politics, and the provincial legislature, alongside coverage of the courts, government affairs, and the health sector.

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RazaG

Aug 15, 2015 09:32pm

Yes this shows the operation is apolitical

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Sam

Aug 15, 2015 09:34pm

How many years Rangers has been operating in Karachi? We need to gauge their performance over the period. They and police are equally responsible for the mess and neither have long term solution to the problem.

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syed wasim haider

Aug 15, 2015 09:37pm

After a long time Karachites enjoyed the independence day with great spirits and in a peaceful atmosphere. Thanks to LEA.

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Haider Rehman

Aug 15, 2015 09:52pm

Good job Rangers!

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Aug 15, 2015 10:08pm

Well done rangers. It shows that operation is apolitical and unbiased. Those crying foul, just want to save criminals.

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Rashid Ishaq

Aug 15, 2015 10:10pm

Thank you rangers; we have to understand that how hard and risky for life it would be for every ranger guy when raiding on these terrorists, we must value your sacrifice for the nation. Million thanks

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Cyrus

Aug 15, 2015 10:18pm

The militants are hiding in plain sight.

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jolly

Aug 15, 2015 10:39pm

Excellent job done by Rangers, Please keep doing what you are doing.

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Harmony-1

Aug 15, 2015 10:43pm

@Sam - Were the rangers given full power before like this time?

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Aug 15, 2015 10:55pm

They need to raid sultanabad and shirijinah colony as well

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pakistani

Aug 15, 2015 11:42pm

My mqm friends. operation is targeting everyone not just mqm.

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AntiCorruption

Aug 16, 2015 12:36am

This clearly shows the operation is only against criminals regardless of political or religious affiliation. Those crying foul will continue to do so. Please ignore them and continue with the good job you are doing. Also please extend the operation to interior Sindh to nab criminal waderas and politicians

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Changez_Khan

Aug 16, 2015 12:44am

Excellent news. Keep up the good work. Don't let MQM rest, keep arresting these militants.

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Sir

Aug 16, 2015 01:27am

Only strengthening MQM as it will help them gain sympathy & reignite there support.like it did NA-246. And if this is apolitical operations please raid Bilawal house, JI,ANP head quarters as well in the city to dispise the impression by MQM that it is only hitting them. Beside Maddersah(s).

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Aug 16, 2015 01:37am

Seems all the militant are in Karachi only and the entire nation is all clean, calm and composed. Gimme a break.

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A foreigner

Aug 16, 2015 02:28am

Where are MQM'a trolls' almost everyday Rangers are arresting Talibans and other terrorists but MQMqm is keep saying they are the only target.

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Shake Spear

Aug 16, 2015 03:04am

Rangers, keep on hunting these criminal. SHAME on MQM for not supporting the brave Rangers.

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Haque Parast

Aug 16, 2015 06:43am

Rangers cannot decide if apprehended are criminals or not. The court of law must decide that. Hence rangers should not make press releases, make claims and name parties.

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El Cid

Aug 16, 2015 06:50am

Do they have names? What are the charges against them? Is labeling some one a militant enough to arrest him? Who is doing the labeling? Why isn't a single journalist daring enough to ask these simple questions?

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KM Khan

Aug 16, 2015 07:45am

@Sam Its not the fault of LEA or Rangers rather the decision was not enforced by earlier regimes or command. All the credit goes to COAS Gen Raheel Sharif & team.

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Sana

Aug 16, 2015 08:01am

@AA these dynamics can never be understood by outsiders. Further, people happy with this operation are most of them outsider and neither live nor belong to Karachi.

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