Karachi: The rockets that are being used in Lyari have been smuggled from Afghanistan. These rockets are of two types, Russian and American. The American rockets are called ‘Bazooka’ , while the Russian ones are named ‘Rocket-propelled grenades (RPG)’.
These rockets, that are being frequently used by Lyari Gang War men, have been dubbed as ‘Aewan Golay’ by Lyari gangsters. During the last 6 days , 7 rockets have been fired till now in the areas of Hingorabad, Agra Taj Colony and Bihar Colony.
According to the reliable sources, Lyari gangsters have a large cache of Russian RPGs and also American Bazookas.
The price of an RPG rocket around US $5000 with a Launcher, however Afghan smugglers sell it for US $100.
According to the sources, these rockets are provided to Lyari gangsters by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). It was also known that small group of a an independent wing of TTP is selling these rockets to BLA and Lyari gangsters. The group comprises of Sooba Khan, Arbaila, Haji Sarang, Nasrullah and Shakoor. These reports came out as a result of an arrest of a BLA terrorist during a raid in Mawaach Goth on 7 May 2012.
