Rangers yesterday conducted raids at the offices of Asif Zardari's close aide located on I.I. Chundrigar Road and near the Hockey Stadium off Sharea Faisal. After the raids, Rangers PRO issued a statement, saying the raids were carried out on the basis of solid evidence regarding the presence of illegal arms and ammunition and involvement of detained suspects in facilitating criminals.
According to Rangers, 17 AK-47 assault rifles, 4 hand guns, 9 ball bombs and 3,325 rounds of live ammunition were seized during the raids. After verification of the confiscated weapons and ammunition, action would be taken against the facilitators and the owners of the property, the Rangers statement added.