Storming a factory: Police arrest 14 over armed assault

ISLAMABAD:

The police on Sunday arrested 14 people for storming a factory and recovered weapons from them.

Islamabad Police spokesperson told The Express Tribune that Tashfain Qayyum was a partner in a factory, Western Services Private Limited, in Sector I-10/3 along with Ifitkhar Ahmad, Kifayatullah Khattak and Muhammad Fawad. Qayyum was separated from the partnership recently. On Sunday, in a bid to take control of the factory, Qayyum stormed the premises along with 13 armed men. Fawad informed police about the attack. A team reached the site and arrested Qayyum and his accomplices, seizing weapons and dozens of rounds from them. The spokesperson said the men were booked and the factory was sealed.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 11^th,2014.