Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a sub-inspector namely Haider Ali Shah outside his home in the jurisdiction of Police Station Shehzad Town in Islamabad and killed him. Soon after receiving information about the firing incident, police teams rushed to the crime scene and shifted the critically injured policeman to Polyclinic Hospital but he died on way to the hospital. Police sources said that the deceased sub-inspector was performing his duties in Investigation Cell of Police Station Industrial Area and was conducting investigations into a number of murder cases. Police after registration of a case started investigation. CCTV footage showed that the assailants chased Haider Ali Shah on way to his residence in the Jhang Saidan area of Chak Shahzad. When Haider Ali Shah parked his car opposite his home the gunmen also arrived there in a white-coloured car and sprayed him with bullet. The CCTV footage also showed that the accused were firing directly on the sub-inspector.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan