KARACHI, Nov 22: Another armed robbery was reported in the proximity of Ideas 2006 venue on Tuesday night, says our Staff Reporter

Police said Siraj Ahmed and his family were robbed of cash and valuables on their way back from airport. As they reached their house in Block 13-C, four armed men in a car turned up and deprived them of two suit cases and foreign and local currency and fled.

Officials at Aziz Bhatti police station said the value of lost items was yet to be reported by the complainant. Quoting his statement, they said two of the suspects were in police uniform.

On Monday night, several citizens were deprived of their valuables at gunpoint near the exhibition venue.

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