...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
in the next "one to two days".
A committee led by the provincial chief minister would "manage, administer and control" the operation, he said, however he emphasised on calling it a targeted action or "exercise" rather than an operation.
The interior minister, flanked by Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad and Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, was speaking to media representatives following a special session of the federal cabinet in Karachi chaired by Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
to formulate a strategy to restore peace in the lovely provincial capital.
Earlier during the cabinet session, the prime minister had also stressed on calling it a "concerted campaign" against lawlessness and terrorism in the city rather than an operation.