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Pakistani police arrest eight after deadly Ramadhan food stampede

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistani police on Saturday arrested eight people in the southern port city of Karachi after a stampede killed 12 people at a Ramadhan food and cash distribution point a day earlier.

Hundreds of women and children rushed to collect free food and cash outside a factory in an industrial area of the city on Friday. Business owners during Ramadhan often hand out cash and food, especially to the poor.

More details on Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin

 

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