Overview

• Hundreds gathered along the Korangi Causeway on the Malir River after social-media clips suggested valuable specks in the sand.
• Videos showed people knee-deep in mud scooping and sifting, with families including women and children joining the search.
• Participants claimed to find shiny particles, but there has been no laboratory verification that they contain gold.
• A metallurgical analyst quoted by The Express Tribune said the composition of the recovered particles remains unestablished.
• Crowds thinned by evening leaving dug-up patches on the riverbanks, as municipal officials warned residents against rumor-driven crowding.