Amid rising lawlessness in Karachi, robbers sporting police uniforms looted overseas vacationers in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA), it emerged on Tuesday.
The 4 overseas vacationers — who landed within the metropolis on Sunday — had been disadvantaged of $1,080 (Rs300,942) in the course of the theft close to Khayaban-e-Mujahid on the identical day, confirmed the police authorities.
The vacationers, who hailed from Poland, had been on their strategy to Clifton’s Dolmen Mall to purchase cell phone SIMs once they met with the robbers.
Dissatisfied with the poor regulation and order scenario within the metropolis, the vacationers left the nation on the very subsequent day with out lodging any criticism with the police.
“Statements of overseas nationals have been recorded,” the cops stated, including that they refused to lodge a criticism on this regard.
The police authorities had been of the view that they had been attempting to hint the muggers with the assistance of CCTV footage.
In the meantime, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah took discover of the incident and sought a report from the extra inspector common of Karachi police.
Strongly condemning the incident, the chief minister stated: “Looting foreigners [tourists] damages the nation’s [reputation and] dignity.”
The chief minister directed the AIGP to arrest the culprits concerned within the incident and guarantee strict punishment from the courts.
“Guarantee secure metropolis venture to watch streets and key highways,” the CM directed the police.