Bomb Scare Creates Panic At Karachi Airport

A tense situation prevailed at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi after the Civil Aviation Authority spotted a suspicious bag which was beeping on a motorbike in the parking area Tuesday.

Officials said that during a routine inspection at about 3:15 pm, CAA vigilance and cargo terminal staff heard a beep from blinking lights coming from a cotton pouch hanging from a motorbike parked at the Domestic Cargo gate.

Security staff was immediately alerted and a bomb disposal squad (BDS) rushed to the scene. The BDS team cordoned off the premises and disconnected the power to the unit and defused the device.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Irfan Ali Bahadur of District Malir said that they had verified the motorcycle and called the owner, Sundeep Kumar, who worked as a security guard at Royal Airport Services and said he had got the flashing device installed at the Chota Gate, Malir, and that “it is just a flashing device”.

He added the police went to the shop where it was verified by the mechanic that he had installed the device, which worked as a flashing device for motorcycles. The BDS also submitted the same report and the motorcycle was returned to the owner, who freed after the investigation.