Pakistan

Bhatta mafia : Shops shut down against extortionists

The extortionists had opened fire on the traders on Wednesday in the limits of Nabi Bakhsh police station.

Ppi January 25, 2012

tribune

KARACHI: Shopkeepers in Garden shut down their shops on Wednesday to protest against an attack on them by extortionists. The extortionists had opened fire on the traders on Wednesday in the limits of Nabi Bakhsh police station. The traders said that the bhatta mafia demanded between Rs25,000 and Rs200,000 per month.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 26^th, 2012.

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