KARACHI: Two electric poles installed by the Sindh government in Journalists Society, better known as Media Town, near Hawkesbay were stolen, area residents and police said on Saturday.

“Each pole which was stolen had two solar lights and was installed on the orders of the chief minister,” said one of the residents.

They said that three of the 10 poles installed in 2023-24 have been stolen so far, and police have not been able to recover any of them or stop the thefts in the area.

It didn’t end here as they alleged that unknown criminals broke into one of the houses in the society and opened a locker in broad daylight on Saturday, even though police were guarding the area nearby.

Meanwhile, a group of journalists from the area met Mochko SHO Sub-Inspector Sohail Farooq and filed a complaint about the recent theft and ongoing criminal activities in the area.

They said the SHO assured them that the stolen poles would be recovered and the suspects arrested.

Published in Dawn, May 3rd, 2026