RANGERS RAID

NINE ZERO

KARACHI: A contingent of Sindh Rangers raided Nine Zero, the headquarters of Karachi-based MQM. Rang-ers’ authorities claimed to have nabbed six criminals during the raid, including the wanted murderer of journalist Wali Babar. Paramilitary sources also claimed to have recovered illegal arms from the premises. Talking to me-dia the Rangers spokesman said arms and ammunition stolen from NATO containers were recovered during the search operation.

ISLAMABAD THUNDERS ON PAKISTAN DAY

The nation celebrated Paki-stan Day with the pledge to defeat the forces of extrem-ism and terrorism and work hard for the progress, pros-perity and stability of the country. The day dawned with a 31-gun salute in the federal capital and 21-gun salutes in provincial capi-tals. The traditional mili-tary parade was the hall-mark of celebrations. The parade was held after a gap of seven years.

PAKISTAN MAY JOIN SAUDI INTERVEN-

TION IN YEMEN

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s office said that any threat to Saudi Arabia would ‘evoke a strong response’ from Islamabad, hours after country’s Foreign Office said Islamabad was considering a request from Saudi Arabia for troops to send to Yemen. A delegation comprising federal minister for defence and advisor to pm on national security will visit Saudi Arabia to assess the situation. Senior representatives from the armed forces will also accompany the delegation.

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CHURCHES BOMBED IN

LAHORE; 15 KILLED

LAHORE: Bombs outside two churches killed 15 peo-ple and wounded nearly 80 during Sunday services, and witnesses said quick action by a security guard prevent-ed many more deaths. A Pakistani Taliban splinter group claimed responsibility. An angry mob caught two unidentified suspects on the spot after the incident and tortured them before setting them on fire in front of a number of protesters, police-men, newsmen.

1st Seven Suspects Arrested in Metropolis KARACHI: Rangers arrested seven suspects, including members of banned outfits, in raids conducted in the city on Friday. 1st Drugs Seized by ANF SIALKOT: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) foiled an attempt to smuggle heroin to Jeddah-Saudi Arabia at Sialkot International Airport. 1st Three Members of Banned TTP Arrested LAHORE: CIA police claimed to have arrested three activists of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) involved in the kidnap-ping of a student for ransom from Iqbal Town. 2nd More Than 250 Suspects Arrested by Police KP: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, during the ongoing search and strike operation throughout the province, arrested 257 suspects. 2nd Police Arrests Suspects RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi police in two different raids have arrested eight suspected dacoits and recovered weapons from their possession. 2nd Terrorists Arrested and Weapons Recovered JACOBABAD: The law enforcement agencies arrested four ter-rorists and recovered weapons and explosives from their posses-sion.

3rd Security Forces Arrest Wanted TTP Operative MALIR: A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operative wanted for several extortion cases was arrested by the Counter Terror-ism Department (CTD) during a raid in the Malir area. 3rd Seven Injured and One Dead in Grenade Attack KARACHI: One person was killed and seven others received multiple injuries in the latest terrorist hand grenade attack in the city. 3rd Four TTP Members Arrested HANGU: At least four terrorists associated with TTP were ar-rested by police during a raid at Bagtu, an area in Hangu, and a huge cache of ammunition was recovered.

3rd Attack on Police Convoy LORALAI: Two cops were killed and three injured including a district police officer (DPO) when unknown miscreants attacked a convoy of police. 4th Suspects Arrested and Curfew Imposed JAMRUD: Security forces arrested 13 suspected persons during a search operation in Jamrud Tehsil of Khyber Agency, official sources said on Tuesday. Security forces clamped a curfew in Ghundai and Lala Cheena areas in Jamrud. 4th Militants Arrested HANGU: The police arrested two suspected militants and recovered a cache of arms from their possession in the limits of City Police Station. 4th Target Killers Claim Life of Senior Lawyer KARACHI: A senior lawyer, Ali Hasnain Bukhari and a member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Legal Aid Committee, was targeted and killed by unknown motorcyclists outside his residence in Korangi this morning. He was pursuing several cases of the party’s missing persons. 4th PAF Plane Crashes DI KHAN: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer Mirage aircraft crashed a few kilometers away from D.I. Khan Wednesday afternoon, killing both the pilot and the co-pilot. 4th ISIS Threatens Lahore University LAHORE: Security around the University of Engineering and Technolo-gy on Wednesday was put on high alert by police after the campus in Lahore received a threatening letter from the militant group Islamic State (IS). 5th Capital Police Arrests 22 Suspects During Search Operation ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have arrested 22 suspects during search operation conducted in various areas of the city. 5th Swat Search Operation SWAT: The police arrested 46 suspected persons and seized weapons during search operation in Manglawar area in Swat district.

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9th Illegal Arms Seized DASKA: Bombanwala police arrested seven people and recovered illegal arms from their possession. 10th Security Forces Encounter SWABI: During exchange of fire between belligerents, seven secu-rity personnel including DSP Fayaz Khan were injured while one was killed in action. Police and terrorists fought a 7-hour long battle in the area of Shava before four terrorists were neutral-ized. 10th Members of Banned Outfits Arrested TAXILA: Security agencies in a search operation in Taxila and adja-cent areas arrested six terrorists of a banned organisation. Accord-ing to reports, the operation was carried out on information that some terrorists were hiding in the area for carrying out terrorist activities. Arms and ammunition has been recovered from the detainees. 10th Terrorists Killed in Metropolis KARACHI: In a joint operation of police and Rangers in Surjani Town area, four alleged terrorists who had been involved in vari-ous heinous crimes were killed, suicide jackets and hand grenades were recovered from their custody. 11th Rangers Raid MQM Headquarters KARACHI: In a targeted operation early morning, Rangers forces carried out a raid at Nine-Zero, the headquarters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Karachi. A Rangers spokesman said a large cache of illegal weapons had been recovered in the “information-based operation” and that several “criminals” had also been arrest-ed. 11th Militants Killed in Gun Battle QUETTA: Frontier Corps (FC) personnel have killed at least seven militants after hours-long gun battle in Haideri Nallah Pirkoh area of troubled Dera Bugti. 11th Personal Enmity Claims Lives of Three LAHORE: At least three persons were killed when a security guard opened firing on them over a personal grudge.

6th Suspects Arrested in Bannu BANNU: The security forces arrested eight suspected persons, in-cluding three militants, in search operation in Kakki. 6th Grenade Attack KARACHI: A hand grenade blast rocked Malkhana of City Court on Thursday morning. However, no loss of human life was reported. 6th Target Killing of Doctor in Karachi KARACHI: Dr Fayaz, spokesperson of Ahle Sunnat Waljamaat (ASWJ) Sindh, and Muhammad Arif, 33, were gunned down by un-known armed men near Paracha Chowk in Shershah area.

7th Explosives Seized BISHAM: The police claimed to have seized a car transporting 150 kilograms of explosives from Rawalpindi to Kohistan. 8th Human Traffickers Arrested GUJRANWALA: The FIA arrested two human traffickers from Pasrur. The FIA raided a travel agency and arrested human traffickers Tayyab Ali and M Ashraf. 8th Police Operation Results in Arrest of Eighty KOHAT: Police arrested 80 suspects including four Afghans and two wanted suspects from Kohat and surrounding areas. 9th Suspects Arrested and Illegal Items Detained PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police during ongoing search operation throughout the province against criminals and anti-social elements has rounded up 188 suspects and recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition from their possession. 9th Search Operation Results in Arrest of 200 Suspects KOHAT: At least 200 suspected persons, including 40 Afghan nation-als, were arrested in search and strike operation in the district. 9th Illegal Arms Seized DASKA: Bombanwala police arrested seven people and recovered illegal arms from their possession. 9th Illegal Immigrants Arrested NUSHKI: Police arrested six Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act in Nushki town area of Balochistan.

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12th Intelligence Bureau’s Deputy Director Killed SHIKARPUR: At least seven people including Intelligence Bureau’s (IB) Deputy Director Mukhtyar Ali Bhok were killed while ten others injured in an armed clash between two groups over a property dis-pute in Pakho area of Qambar. 12th Kidnap Victim Found Murdered in Lahore LAHORE: A father of three, who was kidnapped two days before, was found murdered in a garden in the Manga Mundi police limits. The deceased person was identified as Shaukat Ali, a resident of Cha-ragh Town. 13th US Embassy Official Arrested ISLAMABAD: An official of the US embassy was arrested from Benazir International Airport, for carrying weapons. However he was later released.

14th Bomb Blast in Karachi KARACHI: A bomb went off at a hotel in Karachi on Saturday, killing one person and leaving a dozen others wounded. The blast took place in Orangi Town. 15th Twin Blasts Outside Lahore Churches LAHORE: Bomb blasts outside two churches killed 16 people and wounded nearly 80 during Sunday services. The Taliban faction Ja-maatul Ahrar claimed responsibility. The blasts occurred minutes apart in a majority Christian suburb of the city. After the explosions, enraged residents protested and lynched two suspects. 15th Twin Blasts Outside Churches Causes Outrage LAHORE: Following the blasts, enraged residents beat and burned to death two men they suspected of involvement, a police official said. Protesters also began smashing up shops and attacking vehicles. Po-lice broke up Christian protesters in the city with tear gas and baton charges, a day after the suicide blasts. 16th Target Killing Claims Two Lives QUETTA: Two persons, a father and his son, were gunned down by unknown assailants in the provincial capital. According to police, un-known armed men barged into a home on Kasi Road of the city and fired a volley of bullets which left two persons dead instantly.

16th Bomb Attack Mastermind Awaits Hearing TORONTO: A Pakistani man who is accused of planning to bomb the US consulate in Toronto and other targets in the city’s financial district will remain in custody pending an immigration review in April, Canadian media reported. 16th Drugs Seized from Capital Airport ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), in a big break-through, has recovered 10 kilogram heroin consignment being transported to Europe, arresting a passenger from Benazir Bhutto International Airport, while travelling to Italy via Abu Dhabi. 17th Doctor Killed Who Helped CIA Find Osama Bin Laden PESHAWAR: A lawyer facing death threats for defending a doctor who helped the American CIA agents hunt al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shot dead. Jundullah, a Taliban splinter group and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaatul Ahrar (TTP-JA) claimed re-sponsibility.

17th Attack on Polio Workers MANSEHRA: Two female polio vaccinators and a policeman were killed in firing in broad daylight by armed miscreants. 17th terrorist activity in Karachi school KARACHI: Unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade outside a school in Orangi Town creating fear and panic in the area. How-ever, grenade did not detonate. 17th Target Killing KARACHI: A man was killed and another injured when unidenti-fied people opened firing at them, near Banaras Chowk. 18th VP of PML– Peshawar Gunned Down PESHAWAR: The vice president of Pakistan Muslim League for the city area was gunned down in Khan Mast Colony. According to police, assailants on motorbike opened indiscriminate firing on Haji Sardar Mohmand, killing him on spot. 18th Security Forces Operation PESHAWAR: Air strikes killed 34 militants in the country’s lawless northwest, near the mountainous border with Afghanistan.

19th Polio Team Attacked PESHAWAR: Unidentified men attacked a polio team in Bajaur Agency’s Nawagai tehsil, killing one worker and leaving another injured. 19th North Nazimabad School Attacked KARACHI: Unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade at a school in Karachi’s North Nazimabad area. 20th Drone Attack DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A US drone strike killed a Pakistani Taliban leader and two others on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. 20th IED Blast KHYBER AGENCY: At least 11 security personnel were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the Man-grosa area of Khyber Agency. 21st Security Forces Operation KPK: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police have rounded up 500 suspects and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunitions during the ongoing search and strike operation under the National Action Plan. 22nd Security Forces Air Raid Kills 15 Terrorists KHYBER AGENCY: At least fifteen terrorists were killed in an aeri-al assault by Pakistani jets in Khyber Agency as part of Operation Khyber-II. According to security sources, terrorist camps were targeted in Tirah Valley. 22nd Killer of Naheed Parveen Arrested MANSEHRA: The police claimed to have arrested the alleged killer of Naheed Parveen Rehman, Director Orangi Pilot Project, Karachi. 23rd Pakistan Day Parade Held in Capital ISLAMABAD: The nation celebrated Pakistan Day with the pledge to defeat the forces of extremism and terrorism and work hard for the progress, prosperity and stability of the country. The day dawned with a 31-gun salute in the federal capital and 21-gun salutes in provincial capitals. It was a public holiday and national flag was hoisted on major government buildings. The traditional military parade was the hallmark of celebrations. It was held after a gap of seven years.

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23rd Eight Killed and 30 Arrested in Security Forces Raid KARACHI: At least eight terrorists were killed and more than 30 suspected militants were arrested in separate raids in different areas of the metropolis. 24th Drone Kills Nine DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A US drone strike killed at least nine Paki-stani militants in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. 24th PAK Army Heavy Artillery Fire LANDI KOTAL: At least eight terrorists were killed and several injured in the latest artillery fire by Pakistani armed forces in tribal Khyber Agency. 25th Missile Attack Kills 30 Taliban Personelle DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Pakistani jet fighters killed 30 militants allied to the Taliban in a missile attack in the mountainous northwestern Khyber region. 25th US Drone Kills 11 Militants DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A US drone strike killed 11 Pakistani Taliban militants in northeastern Afghanistan, including six or seven senior commanders. 25th Policeman Targeted and Killed KARACHI: A policeman Muhammad Sajid (35) son of Muhammad Suleman was gunned down in Korangi 51/C near Navy Dewar

25th ANF Seizes Illegal Items RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force, in six operations across the country, recovered 3.9 kilograms of heroin, 500 grams of am-phetamine and 40 kilograms of charas. 26th Traffic Policeman Killed on Duty PESHAWAR: Unknown miscreants shot dead an on duty traffic policeman and escaped from the scene. 26th Suicide Bombing Mastermind Arrested in Peshawar PESHAWAR: An anti-terror squad arrested Nabi Gul, the alleged mastermind of Paharipura suicide bombing, during a raid on a hideout. Gul, who carries a bounty on his head of Rs0.5 million, was the alleged mastermind of Paharipura suicide bombing in 2009.

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27th Pakistan Shows Saudi Support in Saudi - Yamen Crisis ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s office said any threat to Saudi Arabia would ‘evoke a strong response’ from Islamabad, hours after country’s Foreign Office said Islamabad was consider-ing a request from Saudi Arabia for troops to send to Yemen. Sen-ior representatives from the armed forces will also accompany the delegation. 28th Terrorist Involved in Suicide Attack Arrested PESHAWAR: Intelligence agencies have arrested a terrorist in a Peshawar raid, accused for his involvement in the sui-cide attack on Awami National Party leader Basheer Ahmed Bilour. 29th Bomb Blast Causes Havoc LOWER DIR: As many as 60 shops have been demolished as a remote-controlled bomb went off in Jandol tehsil of Lower Dir. According to police, around 5kg explosive material was used in the bomb, whereas at least five suspicious people have also been taken into custody. 29th Gun Battle Claims Lives of Five Suspects QUETTA: Security forces killed five suspected militants and re-covered four kidnapped drivers in a gun battle in Mastung district. 30th PIA Brings Back Stranded Pakistanis from Yamen ISLAMABAD: Some 503 Pakistanis reached their homeland last night by a special Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight from the war-torn Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah city. A PIA Boeing-747 jumbo jet was sent to Al-Hudaydah airport after being given clearance by Saudi aviation authorities. The flight evacuated 503 stranded Paki-stanis.

30th Firing on Police Mobile ISLAMABAD: Armed motorcyclists opened firing on police mobile near Kaak Pul, after which one miscreant was arrested whereas two of his accomplices escaped. 30th Security Forces Operation Detain Five Terrorists ISLAMABAD: At least five terrorists have been detained during a joint operation of intelligence agencies, rangers and police. 31st Explosives Recovered After Police Raid WAH CANTT: Taxila police claimed to foil a bid to smuggle explo-sive material from KP to Punjab by arresting two outlaws and recov-ering explosive material from their possession. According to police sources, a car bearing number SWAT B-5540, coming from Khanpur, was checked and during the search police recovered 300 explosive bars and 700-metre wire.

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ANALYSIS & RECOMMENDATIONS

The effects of the National Action Plan and Army operations in North Waziristan and Khyber Agency against terrorism continue having a posi-tive impact on the Security situation in the country. Though there have been sporadic attacks during the month, the one major incident was the Church bombings in Lahore killing 15 worshippers. On 11th March.

The other major issue was the Rangers raid on 9-0, the HQ of the MQM. This led to a very large number of alleged criminals, well known and wanted terrorists, extortionists, etc. being arrested. A huge number of arms and ammunition was also captured, some very sophisticated. Though this resulted in unstable conditions in the metropolis, no major untoward incident took place, and actually the Security situation in the city has markedly improved.

The Saudi military intervention in Yemen has polarized the Pakistani nation on sectarian basis. The issue has the potential to negatively impact the internal security of Pakistan unless the government treads through this minefield very carefully.

Businesses and Commercial operations can continue as normal, but with increased security measures and journey management. Remaining vigi-lant and aware of the surroundings is strongly advised.