A close relative of the batsman said Imran got a shock when he discovered that someone had stolen the goats he had brought to be sacrificed on Eid celebrations.
"He bought the goats for Rs 100,000 but now they are nowhere to be found and have probably been stolen by animal thieves who become active before Eid ul Azha," the relative said.
The two animals were strolling outside Imran's house when they went missing. Imran, a left-handed opener, had withdrawn himself from the national team for the tour to Zimbabwe last month because of the illness of his ailing wife.
It is not uncommon for animals to be stolen or go missing in the days leading to Eid and in Pakistan's biggest city, where extortion is rampant in some areas, people who bring home sacrificial animals even have to pay money to mafia to keep them safe.
Already this year, in Kharadar and Ranchore Lines area, two animals were shot dead by extortionists after their owners refused to pay them money.
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