KARACHI: Interior Minister, A. Rehman Malik has said that 14 accused including 10 target killers and four extortionists have been arrested from different parts of Karachi, during the last 24 hours.He was talking to media at National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC), here on Tuesday.
Rehman Malik directed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh, Wajid Ali Durrani to disclose the names of the arrested accused through a Press Note.
He said indiscriminate action would be taken against the miscreants and terrorists across the board in light of the directives of Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani.
He also appealed to the media to provide leads about the criminal elements and cooperate with the authorities.
The Minister recalled that he held a meeting with SindhChief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Sindh Home Minister, Manzoor Hussain Wassan earlier today and reviewed the action which has been taken against the criminals.
He said Karachi is a mega city and crimes can occur here but these incidents should not be portrayed in a wrong way.
He said a four-digit number '1126' has been set up in the NCMC to facilitate media to get verification information about arrested accused.
Rehman Malik also lauded the performance of the Karachi Police for taking action against criminals. He also directed the IG Police Sindh to present the arrested accused before the media within 24 hours of their arrest.
Earlier he held a meeting with IG Police Sindh, Wajid AliDurrani, CCPO Karachi, Saud Mirza and other officials concerned about law and order.