KARACHI: Pirated CDs seized

Published May 28, 2005

KARACHI, May 27: The FIA’s corporate crime circle seized over 10,000 pirated CDs on Friday, which were being sent to Rawalpindi and Lahore. Sources said that an FIA team, headed by Inspector Mohammed Ali Abro, intercepted two vehicles near Lucky Star, Saddar, and seized the pirated CDs.

They said that a case had been registered for the violation of copyrights and efforts were being made to arrest the suspects.

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