NAWABSHAH: A joint team of Nawabshah police and Rangers arrested close aide of former president Asif Ali Zardari and former special assistant to Sindh chief minister, Ismail Dahiri, and his brother among 46 suspects here on Wednesday.

Police sources said that the joint team arrested Ismail Dahiri and others after a raid on his residence and recovered five Kalashnikovs, 12 magazines, dozens of mobile phones and other valuable stuff.

Daulatpur SHO Imamuddin Marfani confirmed the raid and recovery of arms but declined to share further details.

Published in Dawn, June 28th, 2018

Opinion

Editorial

On press freedoms
Updated 03 May, 2026

On press freedoms

THE citizenry forgets, to its own peril, how important a free and independent media is in the preservation of their...
Inflation strain
03 May, 2026

Inflation strain

PAKISTAN’S return to double-digit inflation after 21 months signals renewed economic strain where external shocks...
Troubled waters
03 May, 2026

Troubled waters

PAKISTAN’S water crisis is often framed in terms of scarcity. Increasingly, it is also a crisis of contamination....
Iran stalemate
Updated 02 May, 2026

Iran stalemate

THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to...
Tax shortfall
02 May, 2026

Tax shortfall

THE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a...
Teaching inclusion
02 May, 2026

Teaching inclusion

DISCRIMINATORY and exclusionary content in Punjab’s textbooks has been flagged in Inclusive Education for a United...