KARACHI: An alleged robber was shot dead when the robbery victim retaliated with his licensed weapon and police also arrived on the spot and returned fire in Defence Housing Authority on Friday, said police.
A citizen drew cash from a bank in DHA and was on his way in a car when four suspects riding two motorbikes chased him.
They intercepted the citizen on Khayaban-i-Sehar, snatched Rs450,000 cash from him and tried to flee.
In the meantime, a police party on patrol reached there and an encounter ensued in which the robbery victim also used his licensed pistol against the muggers.
He breathed his last at his residence in Alladand Derai area of Malakand district on Monday night.
Family members said he had been bed-ridden for the last two years due to multiple health complications.
The deceased was laid to rest on Tuesday in his ancestral graveyard. A large number of poets, writers, students, fans and local elders attended his funeral prayers.
Mr Armani had authored 15 books and published numerous articles and features in several Pashto journals and newspapers. He had done his master’s in Pashto literature and started his career as schoolteacher. He retired as a principal from a government college.