Earlier, the Federal Government had approved a request forwarded by the Government of Punjab for the deployment of Rangers personnel in the province, reports Dawn. The decision was taken by Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan during a highlevel meeting attended by National Security Adviser Nasir Khan Janjua, Federal Secretary Interior Arif Ahmad Khan, Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Saeed and other officials of the Punjab Government. Punjab had requested the Federal Government to deploy over 2,000 Rangers personnel in the province, who would be given policing powers to conduct intelligencebased operations (IBOs) against militants, wherever required and with full authority. The Rangers will 'assist' Punjab Police and law enforcement agencies in their fight against terror for a period of 60 days, initial reports suggested. Read less...
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Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.