KARACHI, Oct 24: A car belonging to a provincial minister was snatched at gunpoint near a commercial centre in Boating Basin police limits in Clifton, here on late Friday evening.

Police sources said that Sindh minister for religious affairs Dr Irfan Gul Magsi with his friend went to a market in Block-7, Clifton and alighted the car Toyota 2.OD (GS-7165). His friend Naveed stayed back at the driving seat. As the minister returned from a nearby shop, he saw three persons kidnapped Naveed at gunpoint and took him away with the car.

The carjackers dropped Naveed at some distance and took away the car.

DIG Operations Tariq Jamil confirmed that a car was taken away from the Boating Basin police limits which falls under Saddar Town.