| A flurry of panic spread through a shopping centre in Rauf Kiryana Market, Liaquatabad, on Sunday afternoon, when a shopkeeper noticed a bomb near his shop and notified the 15 Police. According to the police, shopkeeper Ansaar Ahmad saw two bottles of body spray placed in front of his shop, wrapped in a shopping bag and connected to a cell phone with four wires. He immediately informed the Bomb Disposal Squad that immediately reached the scene and tackled the situation after disconnecting the phone and the bottles. Upon examination, it was discovered that it was a hoax and not an actual bomb, and it carried soil and glue instead of explosives. It was also found that the SIM inserted in the cell phone was inactive and the phone did not have a battery. The police also seized two papers with the ‘bombs’, containing a list of addresses and telephone numbers, which were found to be fake. Liaquatabad Town Police Officer Latif Siddiqui told Daily Times that the sole apparent purpose of this action was creating unnecessary panic among people rather than causing any major damage. “This could even be a personal enmity pursued in this way,” he observed. |