REHMAN(RAYMOND)MALIK's STATEMENTS OVER THE YEARS:
| May 3, 2009 | The interior minister asked the Taliban to disarm, saying it was the last warning being handed out to the terrorists. | Daily Times |
| July 15, 2009 | Strict action would be taken (against police officers) if any incident of target killing occurs from today onwards, | Daily Times |
| January 2, 2010 | People involved in violating the law will be brought to justice ... no matter what their political affiliations are. | Daily Times |
| January 8, 2010 | "the government will have a strict no-tolerance policy for target killing incidents" | Dawn |
| January 9, 2010 | The Interior Minister said satellite system is also being used for carrying out monitoring. | Geo.tv |
| January 15, 2010 | "gangsters were present in these localities and action would be taken against them at all cost. " | Dawn |
| February 2, 2010 | "those involved in target killings will be dealt with an iron hand" | Dawn |
| March 15, 2010 | Interior Minister Rehman Malik directed Inspector General of Rangers Sindh to maintain peace in collaboration with police and deal strictly with those who take the law into their hands. | Dawn |
| March 22, 2010 | The incidents of target killing have dropped considerably and activities of miscreants are being monitored through satellite, he added | Nation |
| March 23, 2010 | He said that if those involved in target killings think they could escape after committing their crime, they are wrong since they are being watched closely and a satellite watching system is also being maintained for this purpose. I am not just scaring them, but I mean business, he declared. | Daily Times |
| May 20, 2010 | No one would be allowed to break the law in Karachi and violators would be dealt with iron hand, | Dawn |
| May 24, 2010 | Malik vowed that he would not tolerate the elements who were tying to destroy the law and order of Karachi and said that any attempts to harm the peace of the city would be foiled. | Daily Times |
| May 24, 2010 | "the government would not allow anyone to take law in his hand in the city or any part of the country. Those involved in creating a law and order situation would be severely dealt with" | Dawn |
| June 14, 2010 | "peace will be established in Karachi at all costs and no group or faction will be allowed to create any kind of violence and those who do work against the law will face strict action" | Dawn |
| June 15, 2010 | "We have decided to take severe action against the culprits and whosoever, is involved in target killings will be arrested and taken to task. There is 'zero tolerance' for criminals and anti-social elements," | PTI |
| June 16, 2010 | "Peace would be ensured and no one would be allowed to take the law into his hands," | ANI |
| July 25, 2010 | The government will take action against the terrorists at any cost, and it does not care whether it remains in power or not, | Daily Times |
| July 27, 2010 | target-killing in Karachi has fully ended now. | APP |
| August 6, 2010 | "no criminal who has taken law in his hand will be spared" | Geo.tv |
| August 6, 2010 | Interior Minister Friday reiterated his warning to the elements involved in the terrorist activities in Karachi to stop violence or be ready for a stern action against them. | Geo.tv |
| August 7, 2010 | stern action would be taken against the culprits without taking their political affiliations in consideration | The Nation |
| August 7, 2010 | the government has officially hired the services of satellite imaging experts to tackle the situation in Karachi... Any house which will be used as a hideout will be demolished and its members will be arrested | Express Tribune |
| October 17, 2010 | "Anyone violating the law must immediately be arrested." | Dawn |
| November 12, 2010 | Rehman Malik vowed to root out terrorism from the country by taking strict action against the terrorists. | Dawn |
| January 15, 2011 | Malik further said that the government would not allow anyone to destroy the citys peace | Dawn |
| May 23, 2011 | "[The terrorists who attacked Mehran Air base] were dressed like Star Wars characters" | Express Tribune |
| July 14, 2011 | "Seventy per cent [of target killings in Karachi] were by those people who wanted to be rid of their wives and girlfriends or girlfriends who wanted to be rid of their boyfriends." | Indian Express |
| August 2, 2011 | The interior minister said that any and every action would be taken against the miscreants to restore peace in Karachi and added their masters would not be able to save them... Rahman Malik said that he has ordered for surveillance planes to be brought to Karachi for locating and weeding out the ever-allusive target killers. | The News |
