Rangers arrest two militants in Karachi, recover huge cache of arms

Author: Web Desk

KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) on Friday carried out an operation in the city’s Garden Town area and arrested two militants affiliated with a political party.

According to the Rangers public relations official (PRO), the two militants were affiliated with the military wing of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). Rangers also recovered a huge cache of arms buried by the militants in a vacant plot.

The arms seized included eight SMG rifles, one 222 rifle, seven repeater shotguns, one 22 rifle, one mauser and one 8mm rifle. The paramilitary force also seized nearly 10,000 rounds of ammunition.

The Rangers PRO added that the militants had planned to use these arms to disrupt law and order in the city.

The two militants have been handed over to the police for further investigation.

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