Acid attack by 'muggers' leaves woman cop, brother burnt.

KARACHI -- A woman police constable and her brother suffered burn injuries when unknown persons threw acid on them in the Gulzar-i-Hijri area on Friday, police said.

Sohrab Goth DSP Nasir Bukhari said at around 10:00pm, policewoman Gulzara Mushtaq, 25, was on her way with her brother Rizwan, 22, on a motorbike to perform duty at the Sohrab Goth police station when two unknown persons, also riding a motorcycle, snatched her purse containing her cell phone, cash and other valuables.

He said while riding away they threw acid on the woman and her brother. As a result, Rizwan suffered burns in the abdomen while her sister received burns on the face, hands, legs and other parts of body.

They were taken to the Burns Centre of the Civil Hospital Karachi, where doctors said that the woman and her brother suffered six per cent and 12pc burns, respectively.

Later, the Sachal police...