KARACHI: A foreign couple was looted near Sujawal Bypass when they reached Pakistan after cycling through 10 different countries.
The couple, Polish national Kowalczyk Jakub Tomasz and Scantamburlo Marie Elisabeth who hailed from France, was looted near Sajawal bypass.
The senior superintendent of police (SSP) said that the mugger deprived the foreign couple of their mobile phone.
It reported that the couple had been traveling on bicycles for seven months, covering 10 different countries before reaching Sujawal in Sindh.
The police have lodged a first-information report (FIR) on the behalf of the state and launched investigations into the incident.
An official at the Sindh archaeology department, however, the media that the couple, who was visiting historical sites in the province, was robbed in the Makli graveyard.
“The couple stayed in Makli graveyard last night [Saturday night] where the muggers robbed them,” the assistant at the archaeology department confirmed. He said that couple was the guest of the provincial archaeology department.
Following the incident, the couple left for Hyderabad.
Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar took notice of the incident and sought a report from the Sujawal SSP.
The home minister directed the police to take swift action against the suspects involved in the incident.
“Investigation should be made effective and successful by using modern and advanced techniques,” he added.
