Notorious Katcha area dacoit Mera Lathani, carrying Rs10 million head money, surrendered to police along with his accomplices Fida alias Rathor Lathani and Zulfi Lathani, in Rahim Yar Khan. According ...

At least 50 wanted dacoits are set to surrender on Wednesday under a new policy introduced by the Sindh government in a major step towards restoring peace in the long-troubled Katcha (riverine) area. ...

LAHORE: Punjab Home Secretary Dr Ahmad Javed Qazi has instructed all the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to coordinate in the Katcha area and overpower the criminals through intelligence sharing.

THE riverine katcha region straddling Punjab and Sindh is back in the news after reports emerged of criminals attacking two police vehicles in the Machka area on Thursday. At the time of writing, at ...

EDITORIAL: The riverine katcha areas of Punjab-Sindh border have long been overrun by dacoits involved in all manner of criminal activities, from kidnapping for ransom to extortion, robbery and murder ...

CM Maryam Nawaz chairs Apex Committee meeting, lauds Army, Punjab and Sindh Police for successful operation Says Safe City initiative, education and health reforms to be introduced, 1,500 personnel ...

RAHIM YAR KHAN (Dawn): After a month-long lull, gangsters from the Katcha area have become active once again, kidnapping three people, including two Hindus, on Friday night in two strikes. The dacoits ...

The recovery of a kidnapped child and two men from Sindh’s Katcha area offers yet another reminder of a grim, unresolved truth: large swathes of Pakistani territory remain under the de facto control ...

Heavily armed criminals lay down weapons under sustained pressure Rajanpur Police destroy bunkers in Katcha Umrani, Sukhani and Karachi areas LAHORE/RAJANPUR: Punjab Police Rajanpur achieved a major ...