Armed woman held in Karachi for meddling in official affairs

Talat Azam Khan is accused of creating hurdles in way of construction of a pedestrian bridge in Clifton

KARACHI: Police have arrested a woman from Karachi’s Clifton neighbourhood and registered a first information report (FIR) against her for meddling in official affairs.

Talat Azam Khan has been accused of creating hurdles in the construction of a pedestrian bridge in Clifton. "Talat Azam Khan would harass labourers of a private company with an ‘unlicensed’ gun," sources told The Express Tribune.



Khan was taken into custody after the administration of the construction company lodged a formal complaint with the Clifton Police against her for harassing its employees and reportedly asking for money, the sources added.

According to police, an unlicensed repeater gun and several bullets were recovered from the possession of the accused and she has been transferred to a woman police station.

Further, an FIR has been lodged against her at the Clifton Police Station while further investigations are underway.



Earlier, a footage, which went viral on social media website Facebook, showed the suspected woman sitting at a Clifton road with a repeater gun in her hands.

The woman, on the other hand, denied the charges and said she has been subjected to torture while the pedestrian bridge was violating her privacy.