Motorcyclist Nabbed: Policeman shot, injured

Officer signaled a motorcyclist to stop, in retliation the motorcyclist opened fire on him

ISLAMABAD: A police official is in critical condition in hospital after being shot by a motorcyclist.   Constable Abdul Hameed was on duty in Sector I-8 when he signaled for a motorcyclist to stop. The motorcyclist opened fire on him with a 30-bore pistol, shooting him in his stomach. The suspect was later arrested by the police and identified as Muhammad Ashraf, a resident of Mansehra. Police said they were interrogating the suspect while the injured cop remains under the care of doctors at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims).

Published in The Express Tribune, January 28^th, 2017.