KARACHI: Armed robbers shot dead a young man on main Rashid Minhas Road on Sunday, police said.
A Federal B Industrial Area police officer said that Waqar, 35, was on his way to Gulistan-i-Jauhar on a Bykea ride from his residence in Orangi Town when a tyre of the motorcycle got punctured near Lucky One.
In the meantime, four muggers riding two motorcycles emerged there and tried to snatch their mobile phones and Waqar tried to run away. The muggers fired at him and a bullet hit him in the leg. He was taken to a private hospital where he died due to excessive bleeding, said the officer.
PTI leader escapes second attack in 12 days
June 29, 2021
Within a span of 12 days, a local leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday escaped a second attack on his life in the city.
In the latest attack, unidentified gunmen attacked local PTI leader Essa Khan near the Northern Bypass in the Gulshan-e-Maymar area but Khan and his driver luckily survived the attack.
Upon receiving the information, police reached the crime scene and inquired into the attack. The PTI leader told police that four suspects had come to attack him and they fired three shots at his car.
District West SSP Suhai Aziz told the media that an empty bullet shell had been seized from the crime scene. The PTI leader’s car and empty shell were sent to the forensic division of the Sindh police.
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Women police officers lead winds of change
Ratio of female cops has increased in civil service after reversal of quota system
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In what appears to be another crack in the glass ceiling, the number of female officers in the police service across the country has increased despite issues pertaining to male dominance and general perception of the institution.
Around four dozen women police officers selected through the Central Superior Service are performing their duties on different positions across the country. Women police officers not only look after administrative affairs in the police force but also perform operational duties.
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