Paramilitary soldiers patrol a troubled area during an operation against criminal gangs in Karachi on September 14, 2011. —AFP

KARACHI: Police and the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday arrested seven more suspected target killers from different areas of Karachi and recovered weapons from their possession, DawnNews reported.

The CID raided the area of Pak Colony and arrested a worker of a political party, Miraj alias Qasai, and recovered a Kalashnikov from him. Police claimed that Qasai was involved in target killings of PPP workers.

Saddar Town police took into custody four suspects from the area of Upper Gizri. Superintendent Police (SP) Saddar, Tariq Dharijo, said that the suspects had admitted that they were involved in eight incidents of target killings.

Meanwhile, another suspect Zafar alias Andha was picked up by police during a raid in Saudabad. SP Shah Faisal Town Chaudhry Asad said that Andha was also involved in target killings.

Four suspects were also arrested in Pak Colony, police claimed that one of the suspects was involved in four incidents of target killings.

Police also recovered a large cache of arms from them.

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