Robbers loot 8.7m rupees from private Pakistani bank

KABUL (Pajhwok): Several armed robbers looted 8.7 million rupees from a private bank in Karachi, the Pakistani media said on Thursday.

According to Geo news, SSP Junaid Shaikh said six gunmen robbed the private bank in Karachi's Shadman Town area.

He said the robbers got away with 8.7 million rupees in cash.

“There’s a CCTV camera outside the bank, we are trying to retrieve the CCTV footage to ascertain the route taken by fleeing robbers,” Shaikh said.

The bank robbery takes place amid increasing street crimes in the port city.

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