*NAWABSHAH: A joint team of Rangers and Police conducted a search operationin Nawabshah and arrested Ismail Dahiri, a close aide of Pakistan People’sParty co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari.*

Dahiri was wanted to law enforcement agencies in a number of cases. Thearrested accused has been shifted to an undisclosed location forinvestigation.

The joint team arrested Ismail Dahiri and others after a raid on hisresidence here and recovered five Kalashnikovs, 12 magazines, dozens ofmobile phones and other valuable stuff.

According to reports, around 40 people were also arrested alongside Dahiriin the raid, but they were released soon after.

Daulatpur SHO Imamuddin Marfani confirmed the raid to media persons andrecovery of arms but didn’t speak on the raid in detail.

Dahiri served the Sindh chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah’s provincialcabinet during the last Pakistan Peoples Party government.

He is said to be very influential person dictating terms in the matters ofprovincial government.

In 2015, Ismail Dahiri was arrested under the Maintenance of Public Order(MPO) ordinance and upon the expiry of the detention term, he was detainedfor another 90 days. He was released right after completion of the secondterm.