SINDH is under the rule of criminals. … An operation is continuing in Bagerji forest near Sukkur. … But it has failed to produce any result. The big fish have escaped. … Some time back the Sindh chief minister said there were some black sheep in police ranks. [They] help criminals escape. … This was a big disclosure. If there are black sheep in police ranks, why does the government not take them to task? …

Black sheep are responsible for failure of the Bagerji operation; they informed the criminals before the start of the operation. There are 11 police stations and pickets in the surroundings of this forest. How did the criminals [then] escape? … The situation demands … that the black sheep within the police [be dealt with]. …— (May 25)

Selected and translated by Sohail Sangi.

Published in Dawn, May 28th, 2014

Opinion

Editorial

Sheikh Hasina verdict
Updated 18 Nov, 2025

Sheikh Hasina verdict

FORMER prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, who once ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist, has been sentenced to death...
Forex curbs
18 Nov, 2025

Forex curbs

THE State Bank’s new restrictions on individual dollar purchases appear to be an attempt to manage a market ...
Match manners
18 Nov, 2025

Match manners

HANDSHAKES and sportsmanship stole the show in neutral Sri Lanka at the first blind women’s T20 tournament. In a...
Agriculture crisis
Updated 17 Nov, 2025

Agriculture crisis

A NEW FAO report, Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security, is a grim reminder of the toll ...
Cost of no trade
17 Nov, 2025

Cost of no trade

AS border tensions escalate, Kabul’s decision to terminate all trade with and through Pakistan in the next three...
Journalists’ safety
17 Nov, 2025

Journalists’ safety

JOURNALISTS and media professionals may, perhaps, have been more enthusiastic about the announcement, but the past...