An FIR has been registered against unidentified men for attacking a mini truck in Karachi s Baldia Town Saturday night. The case has been registered at the Madina Colony police station. It has been lodged by a man identified as Mairaj Khan and includes charges of terrorism and murder. The investigation is expected to be taken up by the Counter-terrorism Department. Thirteen people were killed and seven injured after a blast was reported Saturday night. The attack took place on Hub River Road (also known as RCD highway) near Mowach Morr. The Shehzore mini truck, whose cargo bed was packed with about 25 passengers, mostly women, their sons and brothers, was attacked by militants.
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The thirteen women, teenage boys and babies who were killed in a grenade attack in Karachi s Baldia Saturday night were on their way back not from a wedding but a post-nuptial ritual as part of Pakhtun tradition. Had fate not intervened, the bride s name could also have been on the list of victims. The attack took place at Hub River Road (also known as RCD highway) near Mowach Morr. The Shehzore mini truck, whose cargo bed was packed with about 25 passengers, mostly women, their sons and brothers, was attacked by militants, said police. Initial reports on Saturday night suggested that they were returning from a wedding in Faqeera Goth but additional details emerged Sunday. AN.
ANF catches two men with 134kg of drugs
August 3, 2021
The Anti-Narcotics Force on Monday claimed to have foiled a bid to smuggle drugs and arrested two suspects.
According to a spokesperson for the force, the ANF Gulshan-e-Iqbal intercepted a Honda City car on a tip-off on Hub River Road and seized 104 kilograms of fine quality hashish and 30 kilograms of opium. The spokesperson said a case had been registered against two alleged smugglers, identified as Akbar Ali and Shirin Wiryani.
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