Sindh Rangers raid Karachi property, recover more than 70,000 surgical masks.

KARACHI -- Sindh Rangers on Saturday carried out a raid in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal locality in Karachi and recovered more than 70,000 surgical masks, reported media.

The raid came a day after the Supreme Court ordered the government to crack down on hoarders.

Price of surgical masks skyrocketed in Karachi earlier this week after two cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the country. According to reports, masks had either disappeared from medical stores in the city or were being sold at exorbitant prices across the metropolis.

In light of the SC directives, an operation by Sindh Rangers was carried out in Block 2 of the ECHS locality, sources informed media.

However, the masks were discovered from Block 13-D of the locality, after a suspect, identified as Muhammad Usman, was arrested.

A spokesperson for Sindh Rangers told the press that 200 transfusion drips were also recovered during the operation. A shopkeeper was also arrested from the Water Pump square of the city. "The shopkeeper was selling the masks at Rs1,650 each," the spokesperson said.

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday ordered the federal and provincial governments to submit a response to court regarding the overpriced sale of...