Pakistan's Special Investigation Unit arrested a crystal methamphetamine dealer near the Lyari riverbed following a joint operation with intelligence services, claiming he has trafficked drugs since 2019 across multiple Karachi neighborhoods. In a separate action, authorities arrested an extortionist affiliated with a gang led by Sameer (son of deceased crime boss Mama Bashir) that operates in District East, extorting money from shops, restaurants, and factories—part of a broader surge in which Karachi recorded 96 extortion cases in 2025, concentrated in District Central.