Dressed in new clothes and holding cold drinks, these were the same notorious bandits of the Katcha area once seen in viral TikTok videos flaunting weapons and issuing threats. They stood as guests of the police — wearing outfits of their choice, provided by the authorities.

Under the Sindh government’s surrender policy, on Wednesday 72 bandits laid down their arms before the police. Sindh Minister for Home Affairs Zia Lanjar, who was the chief guest at the ceremony held at Shikarpur Police Lines, said the provincial government had adopted both a Surrender Policy and an Aggressive Policing Strategy to tackle the Katcha gangs.

Minister Lanjar also announced that, after serving their sentences, the surrendered individuals would be eligible for government employment as part of their rehabil

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