A private security guard who says he was responding to reports of robbery killed two passersby in Karachi on Friday.A man later identified as Shafqat Hussain and a woman identified as Shazia were shot dead near the Naval Colony in Karachi’s Baldia area.Police have arrested three private security guards from the scene. The shots were fired by one of them and he told the police that he had heard there was a robbery attempt.However, Senior Superintendent of Police Arif Aslam Rao told reporters that there was no indication of a robbery or terrorism attempt.The police were also probing the possibility that personal enmity was behind the killings, he said.
Customs foil smuggling bid of foreign goods Staff ReporterThe Pakistan Customs authorities on Friday claimed to have foiled a smuggling bid of a huge quantity of foreign goods. According to a spokesman for Pakistan Customs, the Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) staff at the Mochko checkpost signalled a bus coming from Quetta to stop, on which the driver tried to speed up the bus instead of stopping.
, so the mobile squad stationed at the Mochko chased the bus and succeeded in stopping it at some distance. Meanwhile, the driver escaped in a car, taking cover from the bus. The customs staff took the bus to the Mochko checkpost for detailed checking. As a result of checking, special hidden cavities made in the bus were revealed and various smuggled items of high value were recovered. The recovered goods include 29,200 motor car plugs, a motorcycle carburettor motorcycle chain 60 cartons, 150 tires of different sizes and brands, 684 pairs of joggers shoes of different brands and sizes, an electric toaster 264 pieces,14800 pouches of Indian snuff, Iranian tea 2050 kg, American almonds 360 kg, plastic toys 120 kg, chocolate 64 kg and foreign leather 1800 kg. The total value of recovered goods was Rs. 20 million while a bus worth Rs. 10 million used in smuggling has also been seized. A case had been registered under the Customs Act and further investigations were underway.
