Singer Humaira Channa’s car has been stolen from the Char Minar area of Karachi’s Bahadurabad.
According to reports, inside the missing vehicle were also a mobile phone, new clothes for children, a ladies’ handbag and other valuables.
Police officials said that they have registered a vehicle theft case and are investigating.
Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar has taken notice of the incident and sought a deteaile report from the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) as well as East senior superintendents of police (SSPs). He also directed them to use all available resources to trace the car and identify those involved in the theft.
Channa began her career as a substitute for the singer Naheed Akhtar in the 1980s and went on to become a leading film playback singer. She has won six Nigar Awards for best female playback singer in 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997, which makes her the third most-decorated singer in the award’s history, behind Noor Jehan and Mehnaz.
The British Council says she has also recorded more than 1,000 songs in genres ranging from ghazal to qawwali.
Channa has also performed on Coke Studio.
