Latest News

70,000 surgical masks recover after raid in Karachi

In a major crackdown against hoarders on the Supreme Court’s orders, Sindh Rangers carried out a raid in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area, Karachi on Saturday and recovered more than 70,000 surgical masks.

After the cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the country, the price of surgical masks increased rapidly in Karachi earlier this week.

According to reports, masks had either disappeared from medical stores in the metropolis or were being sold at excessive prices across the city.

Sindh Rangers have also carried out an operation in Block 2 of the PECHS society. However, the masks were recovered from Block 13-D of Gulshan-e-Iqbal area, a suspect, identified as Muhammad Usman, was also arrested in the raid.

Related Post

A spokesperson for Sindh Rangers told the press that 200 transfusion drips were also recovered during the raid. A shopkeeper was also arrested from the Water Pump square of the city.

“He was selling the masks at Rs1, 650 each,” the spokesperson said.

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday ordered the federal and provincial governments to submit a report to court regarding the overpriced sale of  masks meant to protect against the coronavirus to citizens in Karachi.

Samra Mazhar

Recent Posts

  • Latest News

KSE-100 index hits new all-time high of 67,142 points

The KSE-100 index hits a new all-time high of 67,142 points on Thursday. The Pakistan…

1 hour ago
  • Latest News

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts northern areas of Pakistan

A magnitude 5,3 earthquake jolted northern areas of Pakistan on Thursday at around 4 pm.…

1 hour ago
  • Latest News

X Remains Restricted in Pakistan After 80 Days

X, formerly Twitter remains suspended across Pakistan after 80 days. The microblogging platform was blocked…

2 hours ago
  • Latest News

Beijing asserts attempts to sabotage China-Pakistan cooperation will not succeed

Beijing in a statement asserted that attempts to sabotage China-Pakistan cooperation will not succeed and…

12 hours ago
  • Travel and Tours

Fly Jinnah inaugurates second international flight connecting Lahore and Sharjah

Fly Jinnah, Pakistan’s low-cost carrier, on March 27, celebrated the inaugural flight of its second…

17 hours ago
  • Drama Reviews

Khaie Last Episode Review: Its too late for Chanaar to realize that he has been victim of revenge game all the time

Khaie, the story penned by Saqlain Abbas finally concluded with its 29th episode. It was…

18 hours ago