The Honorary Consulate of Somalia, which is situated in the office of a private firm in Clifton, was robbed in the wee hours of Saturday.

Sindh Inspector General of Police A D Khowaja took notice of the incident and formed an investigation team under the supervision of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Azad Khan of South Range, Karachi.

Talking to The News, DIG Khan said the office of Galaxy pharmaceutical company, situated in Bungalow No. D-180, Block-5, Clifton, was owned by Khalil ur Rehman and his three sons, Saif ur Rehman, Kashif Rehman and Atiq ur Rehman.

Khalil ur Rehman said one his sons, Saif Ur Rehman, had been the honorary consul general of Somalia for the last two months.

At around 3:15am, six to seven armed men overpowered two watchmen at the main gate, entered the office and stayed there till 5:30am. They rummaged the files and took away six cellphones, about Rs20,000, four LCDs, four laptops, a DVR system.

The honorary counsel general had not informed the police station that the consulate was operating at the private company’s office.   DIG Khan said a case had been lodged and investigations were underway.

Source: The News (Pakistan)