KARACHI: Law enforcement officials recovered a machine gun as they dug at an unidentified house in Federal B. Area here late Friday night, Geo News reported.

Police, which acted on a confidential tip received earlier, explained the machine gun will be sent for forensic testing, which, according to Superintendent of Police ? Gulberg Bashir Brohi, will help them understand any previous operations the recovered item was used in.

While police did surround the bungalow as they carried out the operation, no one was inside, and thus, no arrests were made. However, a search is underway for the house owners, the SP stated.

The tip, based on which the raid was initiated, had claimed there were ammunition and weapons and buried around the house, the SP said.