Targeted killing: DSP Zulfiqar Zaidi killed in Karachi attack
Witnesses and police say the official was having dinner at restaurant when two gunmen riding motorcycle targeted him
Witnesses and police say the official was having dinner at a restaurant when two gunmen riding motorcycle targeted him. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
KARACHI:
DSP Zulfiqar Zaidi was gunned down along with his friend in Shah Faisal Colony neighbourhood of Karachi Saturday evening.
Witnesses and police said DSP Zaidi was having dinner at a restaurant along with his friend Shahzad when two gunmen riding a motorcycle targeted him. DSP Zaidi and his friend were shot multiple times and died at the spot. Their bodies were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for autopsies.
Shortly after the attack, a large contingent of police cordoned off the crime scene to collect vital forensic evidence.
Senior police officials, including IGP Sindh Ghulam Hyder Jamali, visited the spot after the incident. He said the area was suffering a power breakdown and that DSP Zaidi’s attackers took advantage of the darkness. He added that the office of the Fauji Foundation is also located near the site and its guards tried to catch the gunmen, but they managed to escape. Over a dozen empty shells of the pistols used in the attack were found on the site.
IGP Jamali said that different teams of police were working to arrest those targeting police officers. “We are close to arresting those culprits but right now I can’t share details as it will compromise investigations,” he added.
DSP Zaidi leaves behind a widow and an adopted daughter. He had the additional charge of security of the Sindh Secretariat.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 10th, 2015.
DSP Zulfiqar Zaidi was gunned down along with his friend in Shah Faisal Colony neighbourhood of Karachi Saturday evening.
Witnesses and police said DSP Zaidi was having dinner at a restaurant along with his friend Shahzad when two gunmen riding a motorcycle targeted him. DSP Zaidi and his friend were shot multiple times and died at the spot. Their bodies were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for autopsies.
Shortly after the attack, a large contingent of police cordoned off the crime scene to collect vital forensic evidence.
Senior police officials, including IGP Sindh Ghulam Hyder Jamali, visited the spot after the incident. He said the area was suffering a power breakdown and that DSP Zaidi’s attackers took advantage of the darkness. He added that the office of the Fauji Foundation is also located near the site and its guards tried to catch the gunmen, but they managed to escape. Over a dozen empty shells of the pistols used in the attack were found on the site.
IGP Jamali said that different teams of police were working to arrest those targeting police officers. “We are close to arresting those culprits but right now I can’t share details as it will compromise investigations,” he added.
DSP Zaidi leaves behind a widow and an adopted daughter. He had the additional charge of security of the Sindh Secretariat.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 10th, 2015.