LARKANA: Police arrested three members of an inter-provincial arms trafficking gang after a raid on Khushhal Khan Khattak Express train on Thursday and found a huge quantity of arms and ammunition in their possession.

SSP Sajid Amir Sadozai told a press conference that 9mm pistols and 3,000 bullets of 30 bore were recovered from the possession of the suspects identified as Nisar Khoso, Sher alias Asghar Fauji Khoso and Khan Jatoi.

He said the weapons were to be used in tribal feuds and other criminal activities. Gang member Nisar Khoso belonged to Karachi who was in contact with Sher Khoso and Khan Jatoi of Larkana. Nisar Khoso was supplying arms from Karachi to various other areas through train whereas Sher Khoso was selling the weapons in the entire Larkana division to terrorists, dacoits and criminals involved in tribal disputes, said the police official.

Published in Dawn, July 28th, 2017

Opinion

Editorial

Rigging claims
Updated 04 May, 2024

Rigging claims

The PTI’s allegations are not new; most elections in Pakistan have been controversial, and it is almost a given that results will be challenged by the losing side.
Gaza’s wasteland
04 May, 2024

Gaza’s wasteland

SINCE the start of hostilities on Oct 7, Israel has put in ceaseless efforts to depopulate Gaza, and make the Strip...
Housing scams
04 May, 2024

Housing scams

THE story of illegal housing schemes in Punjab is the story of greed, corruption and plunder. Major players in these...
Under siege
Updated 03 May, 2024

Under siege

Whether through direct censorship, withholding advertising, harassment or violence, the press in Pakistan navigates a hazardous terrain.
Meddlesome ways
03 May, 2024

Meddlesome ways

AFTER this week’s proceedings in the so-called ‘meddling case’, it appears that the majority of judges...
Mass transit mess
03 May, 2024

Mass transit mess

THAT Karachi — one of the world’s largest megacities — does not have a mass transit system worth the name is ...