It is highly encouraging to note that DG Rangers Sindh Major General Bilal Akbar has timely and effectively dispelled the impression that the ongoing Karachi operation is losing its pace. According to him, "If there are fewer terrorists, there will be less action from Rangers. We are trying our level best to secure the future of our children in Sindh particularly in Karachi."
That the Sindh Rangers have played the most important role in restoring peace, however relative, to this city of teeming millions which has an unfortunate history of bomb blasts, sectarian and ethnic terrorism, kidnappings for ransom, extortions, etc, is a fact. Even some of the strongest detractors of Sindh Rangers cannot deny this stark reality. The Sindh government, which unfortunately tried to curb the jurisdiction of this law enforcement agency, seems to have a drawn a valuable lesson from its overtly unwise move. In short, it has failed to reinvent the wheels of history. Karachi has already suffered too much for too long.
All stakeholders, including political parties and businesses, are required to strengthen the hands of Rangers, in the greater interest of this city, province and country. No doubt, the Rangers have largely played a highly praiseworthy role insofar as peace in Karachi is concerned. Last but not least, the interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, who is seems to be on a war path against Pakistan People's Party or Sindh government, is required to soften his stance in relation to the Zardari-led party in the greater interest of Karachi. His unwarranted "belligerence" has the potential to adversely affect the gains made by Sindh Rangers in Karachi in recent months.
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