Gold worth over Rs10m stolen from Lal Shahbaz Qalandar's shrine

Manager of the shrine dismissed after he confessed to crime

KARACHI:

In a shocking incident reported on Friday, the manager of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, Zubair Baloch, stands accused of orchestrating a brazen robbery, making off with gold valued at over Rs10 million.

Sindh Caretaker Minister for Law, Religious Affairs and Human Rights Omar Soomro dismissed the manager and directed the authorities to register a robbery case against him.

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Auqaf department disclosed that a staggering sum of Rs12,372,863 worth of gold was pilfered from the revered Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine over the past month.

A spokesperson for the department revealed that Baloch, in a shocking turn of events, admitted to the robbery while being questioned by an inquiry committee.

Soomro directed to halt of the pension of the manager and also referred the case to the Anti-Corruption Department.