2009 Karachi bank robbery

2009 Karachi bank robbery occurred on December 13, 2009 when robbers stole $ 3.7 million from the main branch of Allied Bank in Karachi, Pakistan. It is considered the biggest bank robbery in history of Pakistan. Police say the gang was led by one of the bank's guards. The robbers broke into the main vault and stole foreign currency worth 311 million rupees ($3.7 million).[1] Since then, outlaws have robbed Karachi banks of US $18 million (Rs. 1.6 billion) since 2009.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Hasan, Syed Shoaib (14 December 2009). "Robbers steal $3.7m from bank in Pakistan". BBC. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Taliban bank robberies total $18m in Karachi since 2009". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
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