Overview
- An intelligence-led operation in Kunwari Colony on Manghopir Road led to the arrests of Zaidullah alias Zaido, Noor Zada, and Hazrat Usman, according to a Rangers spokesperson.
- The detainees are described by officials as close associates of network leader Shams al-Qayyum, also known as Zawil or Zafran.
- Rangers said the suspects admitted providing local phone numbers used for extortion calls and acknowledged involvement in land grabbing.
- The spokesperson added that the group collected extortion money from drug dealers in Kunwari Colony, indicating a local funding stream.
- Officials said two of the suspects had brothers previously killed while working for the same network, and Zaidullah was already wanted by Korangi Excise Police and the ANF; all three are now in police custody for legal proceedings.