Quack in Karachi held for kidnap, murder of two minor brothers

KARACHI: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested a quack doctor for murdering two minor brothers after kidnapping them for ransom in Machhar Colony within the remit of the Docks police station.

The police and family said that the brothers — Ahmed and Hasan, aged 8 and 10 respectively — were ‘kidnapped’ by the quack, Abdul Karim, who had planned to demand ransom from their families as he was facing financial difficulties and wanted to retire debt.

DIG-South Syed Asad Raza told Dawn...