KARACHI - The Karachi police in their on-going drive against criminals, arrested 33 accused during the past 24 hours. A police statement on Thursday said that those arrested included six absconders.It said that there were five encounters of the police with the alleged criminals and an equal number of gangs of alleged criminals was busted during the period.In all, 18 pistols and four mobile phones recovered from the possession of the accused, the police statement further pointed out. The police have registered cases against the accused and have started investigation.