FIA raids Karachi jewelry shop; trader alleges assault
A raid by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a jewelry shop in Karachi’s Saddar Sarafa Bazar resulted in a confrontation with traders. CCTV footage has since emerged showing an FIA official slapping the shop owner and seizing mobile phones. Following the incident, the business community has demanded that action be taken against the officials involved. An FIA spokesperson defended the agency’s actions, stating the raid was part of a crackdown on silver smuggling. The spokesperson also claimed that the video footage being circulated was edited and misleading.
