Rangers recover arms cache buried inside Karachi well

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GEO NEWS
An image of the well wherein the arms cache was hidden. — Geo News screengrab

KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Friday recovered a sizeable cache of arms and ammunition buries inside a well in Karachi, a spokesman for the paramilitary force said in a statement.

"Rangers received intel about presence of the arms cache inside a well located in Nazimabad no. 3, which was hidden by miscreants affiliated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London before the start of Karachi operation," said a Rangers spokesman in the statement.

After burying arms and ammunition, the miscreants had refilled the well with mud, it read.

Upon receiving information, Rangers personnel immediately sprang into action and recovered the cache after digging up the well.

The recovered weapons included an RPG-7 rocket launcher, four RPG-7 shells, four 7mm rifles and four secondary fuses, the statement detailed.

The spokesman further appealed the masses to support law enforcement agencies in preventing terrorism, and immediately inform the paramilitary force about any suspicious activity or persons involved in it.

Citizens can inform Rangers about suspicious activities around them at the nearest check-post, or Rangers helpline 1101.