Huge weapons cache recovered buried underground a park in Karachi: Rangers

Huge weapons cache recovered buried underground a park in Karachi: Rangers

*KARACHI - A huge weapons cache has been recovered underground from Karachi Park, media has reported.*

*A large cache of ammunition including the rounds of sub-machine guns (SMGs) while digging a piece of a land in a park in Shah Faisal Colony to plant trees.-*

Two citizens, Noman and Babar Ali, found large number of munitions of sophisticated weapons, while digging the land in Taimuria Park in Shah Faisal Colony number 05 to plant trees, A spokesman of Rangers said.

The citizens found 3300 rounds of SMG, which were packed in seven cartons, and found beneath the surface, the spokesman further said.

Moreover, 1400 cartridges of 12 bore guns also found from the park.

The citizens reported the nearby checkpost about finding of the munitions. The paramilitary personnel took the ammunition in its custody and initiated probe of the matter.

Recently the Rangers captured a large weapons and ammunition in a house in Karachi including 195 rifle grenades, 98 40mm grenades, 52 hand-grenades, 13 illuminate grenades, 19 Avan bombs, 11 RPG7 rockets, 49 safety fuses, 170 detonators, 17 kilo plastic explosives, two RPGs, one grenade launcher, 2MP5 six MG, five LMGs, one HMG and two snipers on the indication of two suspects.