Deceptive purposes: Commissioner suggests banning toy guns

KARACHI: The importing, manufacturing and selling of toy guns should be banned, said the commissioner of Karachi, Roshan Ali Shaikh. Such toys, which look real, are reportedly being used by extortionists and criminals, said Shaikh, adding that criminals can dispose off a toy weapon and easily escape. The civil administration will soon conduct a meeting on the issue and form a strategy.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 27^th, 2012.