‘Encounter’: Police constable killed in shootout
A Sahja police constable, Muhammad Tariq, was hit.
The criminals fled. Police said Assistant Sub Inspector Muhammad Sadiq was informed that Ameen alias Meenu who had recently rented a house in Wahi Hazrat village, where he was living along with some partners. When police raided the house, Ameen and his partners- Khalid, Kareem Bakhsh and three others- started firing on them.
The police shot back. A Sahja police constable, Muhammad Tariq, was hit. He was taken to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Ameen and his partners fled the scene. A case was registered against six men, including Ameen, under the Anti Terrorism Act.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 24th, 2013.
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