5 robbers storm into Punjab CM spokesman's house.

Byline: Israr Ahmad

Rawalpindi -- A gang of five armed robbers stormed into house of official spokesman of Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Khan Buzdar at Airport Housing Society and made off with cash, gold and other valuables, informed official sources on Saturday.

The robbers also placed the family members under severe torture upon showing resistance, they said. Airport police, led by ASP Civil Line Circles Beenish Fatima, rushed to the crime scene after the victim house owner reported the incident to police and began investigation, sources said. A case has also been registered against the fleeing robbers, they said.

According to sources, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Punjab Central Deputy Secretary Information and spokesman to CM, Engineer Iftikhar Ul Haq Chaudhry lodged a complaint with Police Station Airport stating that he along with his family members were present in his house located at Airport Housing Society in Gulzar Quaid when a gang of five robbers scaled the walls last night. He added the robbers having sophisticated weapons into hands made the entire family members hostage on gunpoint and later on tied them with ropes and belts. He alleged the robbers later on collected Rs2.5 million cash, gold ornaments and other valuables. He said the robbers remained present in his house for more than three hours and also tortured his son Shakil Iftikhar, who has recently returned from KSA.

Police, taking action, lodged a First Information Report against unidentified robbers and begun investigation.

Meanwhile, the house of a former deputy...

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