21.   Security has been stepped up in Karachi, which already is patrolled by thousands of police and paramilitary rangers.

22.   The government sent police and paramilitary rangers into MQM strongholds in eastern and central Karachi last month to conduct house-to-house searches and arrest militants.

23.   The police and paramilitary rangers surrounded the troubled neighborhood as rampaging rioters hurled gasoline bombs at vehicles.

24.   With security forces on maximum alert, paramilitary rangers set up posts and concrete barriers at major hotels and key places frequented by Westerners.

25.   Firefights occurred between paramilitary rangers and hooded raiders in central and western districts, resulting in the deaths of four people and injuries to several, officials said.

26.   Former interior minister Naseerulah Babar, who supervised an operation by paramilitary rangers and police against MQM militants during the Bhutto government, immediately denied the charges.

27.   Four BRN separatists were killed in a clash with Thai paramilitary rangers in Narathiwat three weeks ago.

28.   Heavy patrolling by paramilitary rangers and police could be seen in several part of Karachi.

29.   A security official told AFP by telephone that police and paramilitary rangers were on routine duty in Karachi.

30.   An exchange of fire was reported from the thickly populated Orangi Township in west Karachi between armed men and paramilitary rangers, who heavily patrol the city.