The clash broke out in the early hours of Monday in Islamabad's F10-3 area. AN EXPRESS NEWS SCREENGRAB
According to police, exchange of fire occurred between the two groups led by Raja Asad and Hussain Malik, as a result of which ex-chairman Senate Mohamamd Mian Soomro’s nephew Barrister Fahad Malik lost his life.
Ex-chairman Senate booked for 'assaulting' policeman
The clash broke out in the early hours of Monday in Islamabad's F10-3 area. According an initial postmortem report, the victim received four bullets; two in the face, one in the neck and one in the back.
Police said the exchange of fire was rooted in a personal dispute.
In May, Islamabad police registered a case against former chairman Senate Nayyer Hussain Bokhari for allegedly assaulting a police official on duty.
Arrest warrants issued for former Senate chairman after policeman assault
Reports suggested Bokhari, who is a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and a practicing lawyer, allegedly slapped a policeman at city district court when the official tried to conduct a body search.
Bokhari was asked to stop for a body search as he arrived at the court, following which the former chairman Senate slapped and also threatened a constable.
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