Karachi, Pakistan – A shocking video has emerged of a heated argument between a shopkeeper and a lift driver in the parking lot of a shopping mall on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi. The altercation took a disturbing turn when the shopkeeper allegedly pulled out a pistol and threatened the lift driver.
According to police officials, a case has been registered against the shopkeeper under section 324 (attempt to murder) at the industrial area police station. The FIR states that the accused shopkeeper threatened the lift driver with a pistol and used abusive language.
The incident occurred on Sunday evening near the mall’s construction gate. The police have launched an investigation into the matter and are looking into the circumstances surrounding the altercation.
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the deputy prime minister of the UAE, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties between Pakistan and the UAE.
In other news, Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lt Gen (R) Nazeer Ahmed said that Karachi can be used to pay off all of Pakistan’s debts. The federal ministry of health services has issued a warning and advisory regarding the spread of the deadly Nipah virus from India.
The families of the victims of the Gul Plaza fire have demanded the return of their loved ones’ bodies. Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Kundi said that the issue of Waziristan is not a matter of political rhetoric, but rather a pressing need for a solution.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said that whenever a country tries to spread discord, it should be condemned and not given any attention. Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf was asked about the federal government’s domestic violence bill and early marriage bill.
Senior MQM leader Haider Abbas Rizvi said that the Sindh government is guilty of professional negligence. Senator Raja Naser Abbas said that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has gagged freedom of expression in Pakistan.
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said that the world is acknowledging Pakistan’s successes. Banners were placed for PTI chairperson’s wife Bushra Bibi outside Adiala prison.
A record-breaking one-and-a-half hours is the longest single recovery case in the history of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Senior Minister of Sindh, Sharjeel Inam Memon, challenged the MQM leadership.
A rescue team from the Rescue 1122 organization reached the scene of the fire in Gul Plaza in 40 minutes, but it is still unclear why there was a delay. Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs, GB, and Gilgit-Baltistan Engineers Amir Muqam said that the Kashmiri people are fighting for their freedom, and Pakistan is standing with them at every forum.
Meanwhile, the Indian state of Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was in an aircraft accident that occurred before the incident, in which the pilot claimed that the runway was not in sight.
