Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) Chairman Bashir Khan Qureshi was detained by the Rangers during a search and raid operation in Karachi on Thursday.

The Rangers spokesman said: “The Rangers personnel during snap checking near Gulshan-i-Hadeed stopped the vehicle of Bashir Qureshi and carried out a search during which they found four sub-machine guns, two pistols and several bullets.

“Consequently, the Rangers detained Bashir Qureshi for initial interrogation.”

Furthermore, The raid was part of an ongoing operation in Karachi to restore peace and arrest those behind target killings in the city. Members of JSQM have been arrested several times before in various cases.

After their leader’s detention, some charged youths took to the streets in a few districts of the metropolis. They blocked roads with burning tyres in Scheme 33 and Bin Qasim Town.

Similar scenes were witnessed on the National Highway as traffic coming from the interior of Sindh and leaving the city remained suspended for a brief period.