Rangers find several weapons in Karachi's Nazimabad, Memon Goth raids

Paramilitary force's spokesperson says one suspect taken into custody

Rangers seized many weapons in two separate raids in Karachi on Sunday.

After being tipped off about the presence of miscreants belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London in Nazimabad, the paramilitary force raided a hideout there and found several weapons.

A Rangers spokesperson said the weapons included 12 30-bore pistols, five grenades with detonators and 218 rounds of ammunition.

Separately, Rangers found weapons hidden inside a house's water storage tank and took a suspect into custody during an operation in Memon Goth.

The spokesperson said the paramilitary force conducted a raid at a house in Darsanu Chinnu area following a tip-off and found a huge quantity of arms and ammunition hidden in a water storage tank.



The seized items include four sub-machine guns, two 30-bore pistols, one M-16 rifle, one repeater, one 7mm rifle, 21 magazines of various weapons and 891 bullets. One suspect was also taken into custody.

According to the spokesperson, the weapons were hidden by members of the Lyari-based Baba Ladla gang.