Man gunned down in broad daylight

Police say unidentified assailants escaped

ISLAMABAD:

Unknown assailants shot dead a man on one of the busiest highways of Islamabad in broad daylight on Thursday and fled after committing the crime.

The incident occurred under the bridge of Zero Point Interchange, the converging point of Faisal Avenue and Islamabad Expressway.

After receiving information about the firing incident, Rescue teams along with Inspector General (IG) Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police, Muhammad Ahsan Younas, and other senior officials reached the spot immediately.

Police said that just as the officials reached the spot they found a man was lying dead on the driving seat and the car had multiple gunshots. Later, the deceased was identified as Irhsad Ghani and he hailed from Lower Dir.

The victim's body was shifted to the nearest hospital where he was confirmed dead, forensic teams of ICT Police gathered evidence from the crime scene.

The capital police chief said that an FIR has been registered against unidentified attackers and further investigation is underway. The IG reiterated to use all available resources to trace the attackers at the earliest.

On Wednesday night, armed robbers shot and killed a 32-year-old man when he put up resistance during a robbery bid within the limits of Sihala police station.

Incidents of targeted killing such as this one are rare in Islamabad. Certainly, today's incident has raised a lot of questions on the operational readiness of the patrolling squads of ICT police.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 15^th, 2022.