Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah has suggested a joint operation by Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan police against the dacoits of Katcha area.
Punjab Government has offered a Rs 10 million prize on the arrest or head of a high-value target dacoit and Rs 5 million for dangerous dacoits.
Earlier, a case was registered against 131 individuals of different gangs at Rahim Yar Khan after an attack on police with rocket launchers killed 12 cops.
Twelve policemen embraced martyrdom when riverine dacoits armed with guns and rocket launchers ambushed a police convoy in the Machka area of Punjab’s Rahim Yar Khan district.
According to Punjab Police, two police vans were passing through the riverine Machka area from their weekly duties when one of the mobile got stuck, after which the militants attacked the police vans with rocket launchers.
The News reported that seven policemen have been wounded in the attack as of now, with Punjab Police Chief IG Usman Anwar ordering that the injured be provided with the best possible medical facilities.
This attack is one of the deadliest in recent years, which caused the martyrdom of more than ten cops and withdrew widespread condemnation from the country’s leaders.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz condemned the attack while announcing that the attack will not go “unavenged.” She took to X to post, “11 police jawans embraced shahadat in a rocket launcher attack by Kacha gangs in Machka. It is indeed very sad but this will not go unavenged. My team under the supervision of Home Secretary, IG and CTD has been dispatched with clear directions to sort them out decisively.”
Likewise, President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned the incident saying, “Attacks on police and law enforcement agencies will not be tolerated.”
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered strong action be taken against the bandits while condemning the attack.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi posted on the banned social media platform X, “The gruesome attack on Punjab police in riverine area is not only condemned as minister of interior but also as a patriotic Pakistani. The attack, which has resulted in a heavy loss of life, shows the unwavering commitment of the police force to fight with such a menace.”
