Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, presiding over a high-level meeting, said that the government’s objective is to make the security situation in the katcha belt `ideal’ and directed police to stay vigilant.
“Kidnapping for ransom will not be tolerated under any circumstances,” he said, adding that strict action must be taken to curb `honey trap’ crimes.
The meeting was held at the CM House and was attended by Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar, Chief Secretary Asif Haider Shah, IG Police Ghulam Nabi Memon, Principal Secretary Agha Wasif, and DIG Larkano.
The chief minister said that he wants the law & order situation in the katcha area of Sukkur and Larkana division to be perfect and directed police to stay vigilant, and he won’t tolerate any kidnapping for ransom. “I want you to be ruthless against the dacoits and their facilitators so that no kidnapping for ransom case could take place.
Briefing the CM, the Home Minister Zai Lanjar and IG Police Ghulam Nabi memon informed that large-scale operations had been carried out in Ghotki and Shikarpur. They revealed that around 500 hideouts of dacoits and their facilitators were destroyed. Between January 2024 and 2025, a total of 115 dacoits were killed, 208 were injured, and 582 were arrested. The eight most-wanted outlaws were also eliminated.
The CM was told that 91 kidnapping cases were reported in 2025, out of which 88 abductees were safely recovered. Similarly, 287 victims of honey-trap abductions were rescued.
The Home Minister further informed that while highways were previously plagued by rampant robberies, the menace has now been eliminated. The CM said that all highways in the province must be made safe and secure.
Murad Shah directed the Home Minister to ensure cutting of the weapons supply line to dacoits is disconnected. “How the sensitive weapons reach the dacolits in the kutcha areas is a question yet to be inquired.
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah instructed the IG Police to ensure that criminal gangs are rooted out completely. “We have already prevented forced abductions and secured many hideouts. Now, we must finish the dacoits once and for all,” he asserted.