LAHORE (Staff Report) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Sunday called for a Karachi-like Rangers’ operation in Lahore and Islamabad to avoid political target killing.
“The PTI chief demanded that a Rangers’ operation be carried out in Lahore and Islamabad against target killers along the same lines as Karachi, Khan said in a statement.
“Rangers’ operation is needed to curb target killing in these cities,” he said while condemning the murder of Mirza Tanvir in Lahore the previous day.
Mirza Tanvir, a resident of Yakki Gate pursuing the prosecution of the murder trial of his two brothers who were PTI workers, was shot dead by unidentified men in Shah Alami Market on Saturday.
My statement demanding Ranger’s actions being conducted in Karachi be extended to Lahorehttps://t.co/Easy18DcdQ pic.twitter.com/TAgUBfKsdC
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 21, 2016
He blamed police failure for the murder of Fahad Malik in Islamabad some days ago and said politically motivated target killings in Punjab had increased to worrying levels.
“Punjab police has become the military wing of PML(N),” the PTI chief said.
Meanwhile, PML(N) leader Talal Chaudhry responded to Imran Khan’s statement saying that the PTI chief was far from ground realities.
Talal Chaudhry said that security situation in Punjab has improved compared to other provinces, according to statistics.
“If there is need of a Rangers’ operation the Punjab government will decide for itself,” he said.
