List of held extortionists, target killers presented before SC

KARACHI: According to a report submitted before the Supreme Court of Pakistan during Karachi law & order case the cops held at least 208 suspected target-killers and 258 extortionists, who mostly belonged to outlawed outfits and political parties, Geo News reported.

A larger bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry continued the hearing of Karachi law and order implementation case on Friday at its registry in Karachi. Other members of bench comprised Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Khilji Arif Hussain, Amir Hani Muslim and Ejaz Afzal Khan.

The report submitted by Acting IG Sindh revealed that of these at least 224 culprits faced 351 cases of murder, armed robbery, possession of unlicensed weapons, etc. A breakup shows 27 suspects have affiliations with TTP, 81 with MQM, 38 Sunni Tehreek, 17 Lyari gangs, 6 defunct People's Aman Committee, 2 LeJ, 13 ANP, 4 banned Sipah-e-Muhammad, 14 outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba, 5 Junallah, 2 Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, 4 Mohajir Qaumi Movement, 4 Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), 9 belong to Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI).

The court said that it had made observation regarding criminals, associating themselves with the political parties.