Asif Zardari to arrive in Dubai today

DUBAI: Co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and former President Asif Ali is expected to arrive in Dubai today (Thursday) from the United States.

According to sources, Asif Zardari is en route. The former president was supposed to arrive back in the UAE earlier this week but delayed his departure by two days.

Upon his return to Dubai matters such as the extension of special powers of the Pakistan Rangers in Sindh await the PPP co-chairman. Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah along with legal advisors will fly to Dubai to meet with Asif Ali Zardari regarding Rangers powers soon.

Due to the delay in extending the paramilitary force’s special powers in Sindh, the Rangers have stopped various activities to curb law and order including snap checking of vehicles and detaining suspected individuals.

The paramilitary force has played a major role in curbing crime in the southern metropolis of Karachi.

Since 2013, acting under powers bestowed on the paramilitary force under Article-147, the Pakistan Rangers Sindh conducted multiple targeted operations in interior Sindh during which 533 suspects were arrested. Those detained were handed over to the Police and various law enforcement agencies for processing.