KARACHI: Policeman found dead

Published November 18, 2002

KARACHI, Nov 17: A policeman, who was a drug addict, was found dead in North Nazimabad on Sunday. He was posted at Samnabad police station.

Police said that Iqtidar Husain, aged 27, was a drug addict. He was admitted to the police hospital for the treatment of his addiction on Oct 26. Iqtidar went to see one of his friends in North Nazimabad but died on way to the house of his friend.

The body was sent to a hospi-tal where doctors said that the policeman died a natural death.

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