QUETTA, May 6: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Shabbir Sheikh has said that 10 groups are involved in incidents of target killing in Quetta.

Talking to journalists after inaugurating Police Child Protection Centre (PCPC) on Thursday, he said some suspects had been arrested and were under interrogation.

The centre has been set up by an NGO, Seher, in collaboration with the Save the Children and the police department to provide shelter to children involved in crimes.

CCPO Sheikh, Inspector General of Prisons Bashir Bangulzai, Dr Wadood Tareen of Seher and Mohammad Qazilbash of Save the Children spoke.

The CCPO noted that number of target killings in the city had dropped because police had caught several suspects. He said senior police officials had been tasked to bust gangs involved in these incidents.

“In order to stop target killings there must be target killing of those who are killing innocent people,” the CCPO said, adding they would send bodies to those who were sending bodies of security personnel and civilians.

He said 50 gangs were behind kidnapping for ransom cases and police were making efforts to arrest those involved in these crimes.