KARACHI: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan visited Pakistan Coast Guard Headquarters and Rangers Headquarters on Saturday.
The Interior Minister believed a detailed strategy needs to be formulated for clos
e coordination among various institu
tions to achieve the aims and objectives of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (
CPEC).
He expressed these views during his visit to Pakistan Coast Guard Headquarters in Karachi. The Minister sai
d the Coast Guard play a vital role in protecting the country’s marine frontiers. On the occasion, he was given a detailed briefing on the operational matters and working of the Pakistan Coast Guard.
He also addresse
d the 24th passing out parade ceremony of Pakistan Rangers Sindh in Karachi on Saturday morning. “Rangers have played a historic role in bringing peace to Karachi and other parts of the country”, he added.
Seven hundred and eighty-two Jawans have passed after completing their training course.
The Interior Minister said that Rangers have set a historic precedent through their sacrifices and valor in combating terrorism.
“Within three and a half years, rangers have successfully conducted 9,500 opera
tions and squeezed a massive amount of weapons that were to be used for creating insurgency”,
the minister stated.
He asserted that the days have gone when the city used to come to a halt on the whims of one man.
“After every three months the issues related to the extension of Powers allotted to the Rangers become the point of conflict – it should not be politicized”.
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