KARACHI: Armed robbers snatched Rs6m from a citizen outside a bank branch near Safoora Chowrangi and resorted to firing, causing injuries to a teenaged youth present inside on Monday.

Sachal police said that a bank customer, Liaquat Ali, was about to enter the branch, located near Memon Hospital, to deposit the money when three armed robbers intercepted him and snatched Rs6m from him.

As Mr Ali put up resistance, the robbers opened fire, the police said. A youth, Amir Memon, 18, who was present inside the branch suffered injuries from fragments of glass and mirrors smashed in the shooting, they added.

His condition was stated to be out of danger.

The suspects managed to escape from the spot along with the money, the police said, adding that an investigation was underway.

Milk seller killed by trailer driver

A recklessly driven trailer hit a motorcycle and claimed the life of its rider in Steel Town on Monday evening, according to police and rescue services officials.

They said that Umer Gul, 15, was a milk seller and was on supply of the commodity to a nearby locality. The trailer hit him along the National Highway opposite a 100-bed hospital in Steel Town, they said. Gul died on the spot, they added.

The errant driver, Mohammed Tayyab Asim, was arrested and the heavy vehicle impounded, the police said.

A traffic police official said that the accident appeared to be an outcome of overspeeding and reckless driving.

The body was shifted to the JPMC for legal formalities.

Published in Dawn, August 25th, 2026