Police conduct a search operation in the Kharadar area of Karachi.
Police conduct a search operation in the Kharadar area of Karachi.
Police conduct a search operation in the Kharadar area of Karachi.
KARACHI: Police conducted raids in different parts of Karachi on Thursday and took several suspects, including political activists, into custody, DawnNews reported.
During a crackdown in Kharadar and Meethadar areas of Karachi, police detained several suspects and also seized arms and weapons from their possession.
Separately, police carried out a search operation in the city's Garden area and detained four suspected individuals whereas a political party’s unit in-charge was taken into custody in Shah Latif Town.
In a separate operation conducted in an office of a political party in Lyari, police detained seven suspects.
The detentions invoked strong criticism from the MQM and the Awami National Party (ANP).
MQM chief Altaf Hussain said the police raids were targeting his party workers and officials on a directive issued by the Pakistan Peoples Party-led government in Sindh.
Moreover, MQM’s Rabita Committee also condemned the police operations and said the provincial government was employing “high-handed tactics”.
ANP leader Bashir Khan also criticised the raids and said their party workers were arrested in Quaidabad and other areas of Sindh’s metropolis.
