'Dala culture' rules city roads

An online taxi driver, identified as Hamid Sultan, was travelling from the Baloch Colony Expressway towards Shahrah-e-Bhutto with a female passenger when the double cabin allegedly approached him at high speed. the driver to the Korangi Industrial Area police, two men in the vehicle were following him closely, prompting him to move his car aside.

The vehicle allegedly overtook him, stopped in front of his car and its occupant began abusing and verbally harassing him. The driver said that when he stepped out of his vehicle, a security guard accompanying the man also allegedly abused him and issued threats.

He said he called police emergency services during the confrontation. The complainant further alleged that the security guard struck his hand with a firearm, causing an injury, and later opened fire at him. He claimed he narrowly escaped injury as the men fled the scene while firing.

The confrontation was recorded by the female passenger on her mobile phone as well as by a camera installed in the taxi. The driver subsequently handed the footage to police, while a video statement recorded by the complainant has also emerged.

The incident has drawn attention to the alleged movement of a vehicle without a number plate and the open display of firearms by the security guard during the confrontation. Korangi Industrial Area police confirmed that they had received the driver's written complaint and video evidence and had begun investigating the incident.

Police are examining the available footage and other evidence to establish the circumstances of the confrontation and identify those involved.