KARACHI: Four cars, 13 bikes hijacked

Published January 26, 2003

KARACHI, Jan 25: Seventeen vehicles  four cars and 13 motorcycles  were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Saturday, the police said.

Three cars were hijacked. One was stolen.

Ten motorcycles were hijacked. Three others were stolen.

WOUNDED: Bandits shot and wounded a shopkeeper in Paposh Nagar.

The police said bandits entered a jewellery shop owned by Sarfaraz in Paposh Nagar and began looting jewellery and cash. When Sarfaraz, aged 40, put up resistance to the bandits, they opened fire on him.

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