Tag: Extortion

Extortion in the name of Bhutto

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)’s Syed Rasim Ali Shah Gilani filed a writ petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) with request to issue directions...

Bhatta men blow up truck in Quaidabad

Miscreants from the Bhatta mafia blew up a truck in the metropolis area of Quaidabad’s Gulshan-e-Buner as the truck’s owner turned down their demand...

Karachi situation getting out of control, bring in the boots!

ANP lends support to MQM’s call for army deployment in Karachi The Awami National Party (ANP)’s reiteration of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s demand to...

Mafia minting money in Sasta Bazaars

A mafia has been reportedly operating at Chur Chowk Ramadan Sasta Bazaar and charging Rs 50 from each stallholder in the name of security...

Fundraising: TTP style!

The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is reported to have asked two local businessmen to pay ‘protection money’ to them to help militants carry out...

Cattle traders under the knife

Organised gangs extorting money from cattle traders, butchers, tea stall owners at Shahpur Kanjaran cattle market   “These are my cattle. Who are you to charge...

Mansha Bomb: Messiah or nemesis for Johar Town residents?

Malik Mansha Khokhar alias Mansha Bomb, a Johar Town local notorious for his ‘unlawful’ activities, has accused the local police of robbing 35 tolas...

Protest in London against target killing and extortion in Pakistan

Hundreds of Pakistani nationals held a protest demonstration against target killing and extortion, outside residence of Interior Minister Rehman Malik in London. According to...

Man writes extortion note to Governor Mahmud to avenge ‘fraud’

The Civil Lines Police on Friday arrested a school principal for writing an extortion note to Punjab Governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmud. Per details, Mateen Shah,...

Blond mafia godmother nabbed in Italy blitz

Italian police on Tuesday arrested the blond godmother of a mafia clan in Naples, along with 65 other suspected gangsters accused of extortion, possessing...

Politics mix with violent crime

Relaxing in his luxurious four-storey home, Uzair Baloch, has high hopes of breaking into Pakistani politics despite the 63 warrants out for his arrest. “People...

22 arrested in raids and police encounters

Karachi police has arrested 22 persons accused of heinous crimes including robbery, extortion, and street crimes. This was done during raids and police encounters...

A city abandoned

To killers and extortionists It will go to the discredit of the coalition government in Sindh that it has abandoned Karachi to killers and extortionists...

Traders call off strike as five more killed in violence

All Karachi Traders Association called to end the strike against extortion and ransom kidnapping at 5 pm Wednesday. Traders told that the shops would...

Dear criminals, Shoo! Yours agitatedly KCCI

Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s (KCCI) Acting President Younus Muhammad Bashir has demanded to control the recent waves of unbridled street crimes, criminal...

PPP, MQM, ANP involved in extortion: Malik

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday said activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the Awami National Party (ANP) and...

President for maintaining law, order in Karachi

President Asif Ali Zardari has called for strictly maintaining law and order in Karachi and elimination of extortion at all costs. This he said during...