 LAHORE: Following President Pervez Musharraf's directions to eliminate extremism, police monitoring committees have been formed in Sindh, particularly in Karachi, BBC Urdu service reported on Sunday.
| Formed a committee, did they? Well, that always works. Things'll get done now, by Gar!... |
A committee formed by Sindh Inspector General (IG) of Police Asad Jehangir includes four senior police officers, BBC added. The Sindh additional IG will head the committee with deputy inspector general (DIG) Special Branch, DIG Operations and DIG Central Investigation Department (CID) as his assistants, it reported. The monitoring committee has been asked to send a detailed report every week to the Sindh IG.
| By Gad, that's the way to keep 'em on their toes! Weekly reports! Nothin' like 'em! In triplicate, I hope! |
Police sources said Karachi was of prime importance in the campaign against extremism, where several terrorist organisations were operating, the report added. They said some seminaries in Karachi were also under observation, BBC reported. Meanwhile, police registered a case against three religious leaders including Millat-e-Islamia chief Maulana Ali Sher Haideri for using loudspeakers despite a ban on using them. |