Says he’ll talk to Qaim Ali Shah to address his reservations; paramilitary force’s presence
will be ensured in accordance with SC directions if
Sindh govt does **t send summary
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry
Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday categorically said the
Rangers will stay in
Sindh till complete restoration of law and order and the federal government
will give a legal cover to their
stay in the province.
Nisar talked to the DG
Sindh Rangers Major General Bilal Akbar over the phone and expressed his reservations about the deliberate hindrances being created in the
Rangers operation for political mileage.
He also directed the DG
Rangers to call back his men detailed for the security of VIPs.The minister said if the
Sindh government did **t send a summary to the federal government seeking an extension in the
Rangers stay in the province, then their presence
will be given legal protection in accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court.
Nisar praised the
Rangers and said they were playing an important role in maintenance of law and order in Karachi despite facing difficulties in acquisition of extra policing powers.He assured Gen Bilal Akbar that the federal government
will ensure the Rangers’ presence in
Sindh in accordance with the Constitution.
The minister said Karachi and
Sindh will be assisted with legal protection and expressed the hope that the
Sindh government
will also fulfill its responsibilities in this regard.
Nisar said he would also call the
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and try to address his reservations on the extension in the powers of the paramilitary force.“How can the
Rangers perform their due role without powers?” he asked during his telephonic conversation with the DG Rangers.
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