They added that the encounter took place at Bangash Colony in Paposh Nagar.
In an exchange of gunfire, police killed a ‘criminal’ identified as Arif Gul, according to a police statement. The body was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities.
Paposh Nagar SHO Haseeb Sheikh said that the police received a complaint from Waheed Zaman saying that his cousin Arif Gul had taken his sisters, nephew and his father hostage in a Bangash Colony home on Tuesday night and was threatening to kill them over some domestic dispute.
After receiving the complaint, the police rushed to the spot and tried to persuade the suspect to surrender. The complainant also tried to appease him, but the hostage taker didn’t open the door.
Sindh Mines and Minerals Minister Mir Shabbir Ali Bijarani said the Sindh chief minister had granted permission for military operation against criminal gangs in the kutcha area of Shikarpur. Photo courtesy Sindh Assembly website
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday has agreed to launch a grand operation against criminals in Shikarpur’s katcha area with the assistance of military and Rangers.
This was revealed by Sindh Minister for Mines and Minerals Mir Shabbir Bijarani in a statement.
“The military troops and Rangers personnel will launch an operation against bandits in katcha area along with the Sindh police,” the statement said.
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