Interior Minister Rehman Malik. — File photo

KARACHI: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that operations will continue against extortionists and target killers in Karachi, while at the same time he reassured the people of Lyari that they are not being singled out.

Rehman Malik along with Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wassan visited Saeedabad Training Centre and spoke with a gathering of the Frontier Constabulary.

The Interior Minister said that action will continue against extortionists and target killers at all costs. He also said that there will be no breathing space given for terrorists.

Rehman Malik said that he had been given a go ahead by President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani.

He also said that the action taken against terrorists in Lyari should not be seen by the residents of the area as an operation being taken against them.

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