Police constable shot dead in North Nazimabad

Official's body has been shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital

KARACHI:

Unidentified armed men shot dead on Saturday a policeman in Karachi's North Nazimabad area.

"Gunmen opened fire at Munawar while he was on his way to duty," a a statement by Karachi Police Media Cell said. His body has been shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Munawar was posted at New Karachi police station.

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In July, at least two security personnel were killed after unidentified gunmen fired on their vehicle near Parking Plaza in Karachi’s Saddar area.

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“They were the soldiers of the security agency who were critically injured,” Karachi police chief Mushtaq Mehar told reporters. “One was later martyred,” he said.

Later, the injured security personnel succumbed to his wounds in hospital. “We have collected some empty bullet casings of 9mm pistol from the scene, however, further investigations are still underway,” he added.



In May, two traffic police officials were shot dead in an armed attack in Karachi’s Ayesha Manzil area.  The deceased were equipped with bulletproof jackets; however, could not survive the attack as the armed men shot them in the head, according to the Karachi PoliceMedia Cell.

Identified as Shakeel and Kamran of the Azizabad Traffic Section,   both died before arriving at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.