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Explosives' fireworks seized

RAWALPINDI: Police on Tuesday recovered explosives and fireworks, worth about Rs 3 million, during a raid here.

A police party of Ganjmandi police station headed by DSP city Shafqat Ahmed conducted a raid at a godown in Muhallah Mohanpura and seized 1,285 cartons of explosives and fireworks. The municipal magistrate was also present during the raid.

Police arrested the owner of the godown, Mohammad Akhtar Ali, and registered a case against him under section 4/5 of the Explosives Act. APP