Pakistans prominent tradesman and President Zardaris close friend Riaz Lalji has been abducted from Karachi airport today. The case of his abduction has been registered in airport police station.
Riaz Lalji reached Karachi from Dubai at 5 am today, where some unidentified people abducted him from the airport. According to CCPO Karachi Waseem Ahmad, the car of Riaz Lalji has been recovered from the vicinity of airport. Riaz Lalji is the owner of Al-Abbas Steel Mills and a very close friend of President Asif Ali Zardari. He was also involved in some cases of NAB and FIA. According to sources, driver and guards of Riaz Lalji are also missing; where as police is claiming this incident as kidnapping.
The event created a stir among the law enforcing agencies while high ranking police officials have a held a meeting to trace the whereabouts of the missing businessman.
According to sources, Laljee is said to be involved in the illegal procurement and sale of rice, and was a co-accused in the Rice Export Corporation of Pakistan case. According to a report issued on the steel mills by the FIA, Laljee is also said to be involved in the illegal procurement of coal with an Australian firm.
It may be mentioned here that President Zardari is scheduled to return home from Dubai tonight.
Riaz Lalji reached Karachi from Dubai at 5 am today, where some unidentified people abducted him from the airport. According to CCPO Karachi Waseem Ahmad, the car of Riaz Lalji has been recovered from the vicinity of airport. Riaz Lalji is the owner of Al-Abbas Steel Mills and a very close friend of President Asif Ali Zardari. He was also involved in some cases of NAB and FIA. According to sources, driver and guards of Riaz Lalji are also missing; where as police is claiming this incident as kidnapping.
The event created a stir among the law enforcing agencies while high ranking police officials have a held a meeting to trace the whereabouts of the missing businessman.
According to sources, Laljee is said to be involved in the illegal procurement and sale of rice, and was a co-accused in the Rice Export Corporation of Pakistan case. According to a report issued on the steel mills by the FIA, Laljee is also said to be involved in the illegal procurement of coal with an Australian firm.
It may be mentioned here that President Zardari is scheduled to return home from Dubai tonight.