Pakistani drug lords take Nigerian mafia for a ride
Twisted tale of double-crossing and corruption SAMAA | Aamir Majeed - Posted: Mar 4, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 weeks ago SAMAA | Aamir Majeed Posted: Mar 4, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 weeks ago
The international drug smuggling network stretches from Nigeria to Afghanistan. Art: Trinette Lucas/SAMAA Digital
The Nigerians thought they were smart. Little did they know that the Pakistanisâon the right side of the law and the wrongâwould chew them up and spit them out. Â
This case had actually gone into cold storage. No one knew what had happened. It was only when it went to court that a sequence of events were set in motion. The faintest whiff came when someone posted on the crime reporters WhatsApp group on February 27 at 9:56pm that the SHO and SIO of Defence police station in Karachi had been arrested. Â
Korangi, Landhi shopkeepers move SHC
Court admits plea against demolition of 312 shops for immediate hearing
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KARACHI:
The Sindh High Court accepted the request of shopkeepers in Korangi on Friday to conduct an immediate hearing of their plea against the demolition of 312 shops.
Admitting their plea, a two member bench, comprising Justice Omar Sial and Justice Kausar Sultana Hussain, issued notices to Sindh chief minister, Karachi commissioner and other parties for January 12.
Shopkeepers from Korangi s Sector 44A have maintained in their plea that the shops were established on an amenity plot in 1963 and several applications were sent to the Sindh chief minister to regularize the shops but no response was received.