Overview
- Seventeen people were detained at Qadri House in Nazimabad, including alleged extortion suspects Jawad Qadri (alias Wajah) and Mulla Shahzaib, with police saying eight had prior records.
- Officers reported seizing three rifles, sub‑machine guns, handguns, ammunition, mobile phones, gold items, and about nine kilograms of hashish and heroin.
- The SIU alleges the detainees worked for extortion networks led by Abdul Samad Kathiawari and Wasiullah Lakho and says cases have been registered as investigations proceed.
- SSP Imran Khan said the raid followed leads provided by Rehan/Rehanuddin, an extortion suspect earlier arrested after an encounter.
- Pakistan Sunni Tehreek condemned the operation as unlawful, claimed CCTV was damaged and some seized arms were licensed, and warned of nationwide protests.