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Rangers Anti-Terrorism Wing
The Rangers Anti-Terrorism Wing is a specialised counter-terrorism unit of the paramilitary Sindh Rangers, operating in the city of Karachi, Pakistan. It was formed in 2004 following increased violence in Karachi. One of the primary tasks of the unit is to carry out operations against suspected terrorists. History In March 2013 the wing participated in a large operation of over 1,000 Rangers against potential terrorists in the Manghopir area of Karachi. In October of the same year, the unit took part in a coordinated series of actions with local police in the Lyari area of Karachi, against suspected gangs of criminals. The wing was also involved in a similar raid on Manghopir with around 1,000 Rangers in February 2014. This was followed by another operation in Manghopir of 300 personnel looking for members of illegal organisations. In February 2020 the wing transferred stolen items back to owners, which had been recovered in earlier operations. See also *National Counter Terro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn (newspaper)
''Dawn'' is a Pakistani English-language newspaper that was launched in British India in 1941. It is the largest English newspaper in Pakistan, and also serves as the country's newspaper of record. ''Dawn'' is the flagship publication of the Dawn Media Group, which also owns local radio station ''CityFM89'' as well as the marketing and media magazine ''Aurora''. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founding father, launched the newspaper in Delhi on 26 October 1941, with the goal of establishing it as a mouthpiece for the All-India Muslim League. The first issue was printed at Latifi Press on 12 October 1942. Based in Karachi, it also maintains offices in Lahore and the capital city of Islamabad, in addition to having correspondents abroad. , it has a weekday circulation of over 109,000. The newspaper's current chief editor is Zaffar Abbas. History ''Dawn'' began as a weekly publication, based in New Delhi. Under the instruction of Jinnah, it became the official organ of the All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyari
Lyari (Urdu: ; sd, لیاري) is a historic locality in Karachi, Pakistan. It is the most densely-populated part of Karachi, and is one of its earliest settled areas.Sarwat Viqar (2014) Constructing Lyari: place, governance and identity in a Karachi neighbourhood, South Asian History and Culture, 5:3, 365-383, DOI:10.1080/19472498.2014.905335 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19472498.2014.905335 History Lyari is said to be one of the oldest inhabited parts of Karachi, and is referred to by its residents as the "Mother of Karachi." Its name is said to be derived from a ''Lyar'' - a tree which grows in a graveyard. The first residents of Lyari were Sindhi fishermen and Baloch nomads who arrived in 1725, before Karachi was formally established in 1729. Further waves of Baloch migrants arrived in 1770 and 1795. After Karachi was developed under British rule, large waves of Baloch migrants settled in the Lyari from the Iranian portion of Balochistan. Lyari's population was 24,600 in 1886 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manghopir
Manghopir or Mangopir ( sd, ) is a neighbourhood in the Malir District, Malir district of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, that previously was a part of Gadap Town until 2011. There are several ethnic groups in Manghopir including Muhajir (Pakistan), Muhajirs, Sindhi people, Sindhis, Punjabi people, Punjabis, Kashmiri people, Kashmiris, Saraiki people, Seraikis, Pashtun people, Pakhtuns, Baloch people, Balochis, Memon people, Memons, Musta'li, Bohras, Ismaili people, Ismailis, etc. The population of the neighborhood is Muslim. The population of Gadap Town is estimated to be nearly one million. Manghopir is a rural area of Karachi, named after Sufi Islam Pir, Pir Haji Syed Sakhi Sultan. The area has the oldest Sufi shrines in the city, hot sulphur springs that are believed to have curative powers, and many crocodiles - believed locally to be the sacred disciples of Pir Mangho. Baloch people, Balochs often call this place as ‘Mangi’ or Garm-aab / Sard-aab (due to the presence of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counter-terrorism
Counterterrorism (also spelled counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, incorporates the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or eliminate terrorism. Counterterrorism strategies are a government's motivation to use the instruments of national power to defeat terrorists, the organizations they maintain, and the networks they contain. If definitions of terrorism are part of a broader insurgency, counterterrorism may employ counterinsurgency measures. The United States Armed Forces uses the term foreign internal defense for programs that support other countries' attempts to suppress insurgency, lawlessness, or subversion, or to reduce the conditions under which threats to national security may develop. History The first counter-terrorism body formed was the Special Irish Branch of the Metropolitan Police, later renamed the Special Branch after it expanded its scope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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