Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has finally signed a summary to extend special powers of Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, for another 90 days.
According to sources, the Sindh government wrote letters to the federal government on Monday informing the interior secretary about the deployment of Rangers and their special powers.
The provincial government has informed the centre about ratification of deployment of Rangers and their powers under Article 147 of the Constitution for a year.
Special powers given to Rangers under the Anti-Terrorism Act had expired on July 28 and the Sindh government was reluctant to extend them.
It said that under the National Action Plan and the Anti-Terrorism Act, Rangers had the mandate to conduct targeted operation against elements involved in four heinous crimes — terrorism, targeted killing, kidnapping for ransom and extortion, but the paramilitary force overstepped its authority by raiding government offices, arresting officials and seizing official records.
