Federal Minister for Interior Senator A Rehman Malik and Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah jointly holding meeting to review law and order situation in the province, at CM House. - File Photo

KARACHI: Seven people were killed in Karachi on Tuesday as Interior Minister Rehman Malik declared that terrorists had tested the government enough and action would now be taken against them, DawnNews reported.

In order to bring back the peace in the city the rangers have been assigned the task to take target action while the Frontier Corps has been given authorities of the police.

A prize money of  Rs 5 million has been set for any one who identifies a target killer to the authorities and Rs 10 Million for who ever sends a picture or a video of the target killer, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to the media representatives in Karachi, Malik said it was time that the mafias operating in Karachi let go off their gang leaders as nobody could come to their rescue anymore.

The minister also said that 18 to 26 people had become victims of target killings since yesterday. And although he stated that the nation would soon witness action in Karachi, the city saw seven more deaths.

Also present at the occasion was Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan who said that now action against criminal elements would be taken first and the media will be informed afterwards.

A senior government official says Pakistani authorities have called in paramilitary forces to contain political and criminal violence in the southern city of Karachi after 34 people were killed here in less than two days.

Opinion

Editorial

Digital growth
Updated 25 Apr, 2024

Digital growth

Democratising digital development will catalyse a rapid, if not immediate, improvement in human development indicators for the underserved segments of the Pakistani citizenry.
Nikah rights
25 Apr, 2024

Nikah rights

THE Supreme Court recently delivered a judgement championing the rights of women within a marriage. The ruling...
Campus crackdowns
25 Apr, 2024

Campus crackdowns

WHILE most Western governments have either been gladly facilitating Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, or meekly...
Ties with Tehran
Updated 24 Apr, 2024

Ties with Tehran

Tomorrow, if ties between Washington and Beijing nosedive, and the US asks Pakistan to reconsider CPEC, will we comply?
Working together
24 Apr, 2024

Working together

PAKISTAN’S democracy seems adrift, and no one understands this better than our politicians. The system has gone...
Farmers’ anxiety
24 Apr, 2024

Farmers’ anxiety

WHEAT prices in Punjab have plummeted far below the minimum support price owing to a bumper harvest, reckless...