A day after the notorious Ladi robber gang assassinated two informers of the police, Punjab law-enforcement agencies in a joint operation with Rangers, the Counter Terrorism Department, the police and the Border Military Police (BMP) launched an operation against 20 members in Dera Ghazi Khan. 52 percent of Dera Ghazi Khan’s territory consists of many […]
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Raped, widowed, homeless: Haiti’s slum women abandoned to gangs
As the first bursts of gunfire rang out, the women from La Saline slum grabbed their kids and fled for cover. Shootings are common here, but this time, there was no outrunning the full-on battle between five rival gangs in the heart of the Haitian capital. The turf war that broke out last November lasted […]
El Salvador president rules out talks with criminal gangs
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele ruled out negotiations with criminal gangs on Tuesday and vowed to go after their finances in a bid to reduce violence in the Central American country. Bukele, 37, took office this month pledging to bring down a sky-high murder rate and reduce poverty, corruption and mass migration to the United […]