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India-Pakistan
Police recovers anti-aircraft guns, other arms from Karachi godown
2022-01-17
[NATION.PK] Police completed its operation in which a large haul of rusted weapons buried in a godown in the old city area.According to the details of recovered weapons given by the police, 13 anti-aircraft guns, 183 sten guns, 63 revolvers and six mousers were recovered in the excavation.

Moreover, parts of different sophisticated weapons were also recovered in large number after digging in the godown in Bhimpura locality of the old city area.

The police has recorded statements of the building’s Munshi and shopowners. "All of them have expressed their ignorance about the arms," police sources said.

Muhammad Saleem, who is running his shop in this building since 2007, has said that he was unaware about presence of the weapons. "I don’t know how the arms came here," Saleem said in his statement to police.

Muhammad Shafiq, who is running shop adjacent to the godown since last three years, also expressed his ignorance about the weapons. "Even the Munshi of the building since year 2003, said he was unaware about it," police sources said.



Posted by:Fred

#1  well someone knew about them or they wouldn't be digging them up. Isn't there a gun market near the Khyber Pass that is renowned for making and bringing back old guns back to life?
Posted by: Chris   2022-01-17 15:07  

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