Number spoofing emerges as a growing threat on April 1, 2017KARACHI: Bank account holders regularly fall victim to phone scammers due to the caller ID spoofing while the banks and other government agencies have been totally failed to deal with the menace, Daily Times learnt. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) sources revealed that scammers involved in multi-millions online banking frauds have not yet been traced because […]
Gang war returns to Lyari, 12 injured in grenade attack on March 27, 2017KARACHI: The prevailing calm in the Liyari is likely to prove short-lived as notorious gangsters have again entrenched themselves against each other. The sudden surged in the violence, gang war, has alerted the law enforcement agencies. On Saturday night at least 12 people were wounded in a grenade attacks in Lyari’s Brohi Mohalla, Singu Lane […]
Security guards involved in kidnappings on March 26, 2017KARACHI: Kidnappers of newborn babies had connections with some of security guards posted in government hospitals. The gang, having strong network of kidnapers in Punjab, sells babies for Rs 100,000 to Rs 150,000,revealed a member of the gang during interrogation. Police on Friday had recovered an abducted newborn baby boy who was kidnapped from Qatar […]
Police encroach upon roofs of shops adjacent to Hyderi PS on March 25, 2017KARACHI: Shop Keepers next to Haydri Police Station are under immense fear of the policemen who are become land mafia, Daily Times learnt through the shop keepers on Friday. “Police high officials have taken notice after we protested against the police personals involved in land grabbing illegally on Thursday but the operation to demolish the […]
FIA moves fraudster to Lahore on March 22, 2017KARACHI: A multi-billion fraud suspect has been shifted to Lahore for further interrogation, a source in the Federal Investigation Agency told Daily Times on Tuesday. The man allegedly embezzled billions from a Qatar-based company owned by the son of a politician. “Yousuf Shaheen, the suspect, arrived in Karachi from Qatar on 23rd August last year […]
Vigilance Team set up to monitor police stations on March 20, 2017KARACHI: On increasing complaints about the misuse of Temporary Residents Act 2015 by police for making money, the DIG East has formed a vigilance team to check the allegations. DIG East Arif Hanif told Daily Times police is bound to register a case soon after detaining any person in for violating specific Temporary Residents Act […]
Robber killed while fleeing police on March 16, 2017KARACHI: A suspect was killed while another managed to flee after an encounter took place with Police in the jurisdiction of Taimoria Police Station on Wednesday. Police claimed that the suspects were involved in the murder of two citizens 9 days ago, in the same area. Station House Officer Tasawur Ameer stated that the police […]
Rangers arrest target killer of SHO Irfan Haider on March 14, 2017KARACHI: The paramilitary force has nabbed 4 hardened miscreants including the killers of SHO Sir Syed Police Station Inspector Irafn Haider raiding deferent areas of metropolis on Monday . The arrested suspects also included a worker of banned Organization TTP, Lej, and two belong to the militant wing of MQM London. According to the details […]
Terrorists and police draw money from same drug dens on March 13, 2017KARACHI: Terrorists and police have been receiving money from the same drug dens, mainly located in the District East, revealed a reliable sources close to the team investigating suspects of banned outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, who were arrested last week from Mehran Town, Korangi Town. The drug dens operational in Korangi, Landhi and Defence including Mehran Town, […]
Ex-ADAO sent on 14- day physical remand on March 11, 2017KARACHI: An accountability court on Saturday gave a 14-day physical remand of the former Hyderabad additional district accounts officer (ADAO). Mushtaq Ahmed Shaikh was arrested by a special investigation team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The arrest was made on the basis of interrogation of accused persons in NAB’s custody namely Muhammad Yousuf (ex-head […]