Two traffic constables shot dead in Gulshan

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KARACHI: Two traffic police constables were shot dead on University Road in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Sunday evening, police said.

The policemen were performing their duty at the Sunday Bazaar near Safari Park, when armed motorcyclists coming from the wrong side attacked them, said Gulshan SP Abid Qaimkhani.

He added that Traffic Constables Mohammed Sher and Nizam Hussain, both in their 40s, sustained multiple bullet wounds in their head and chest and died. They were attacked in the parking area of the Sunday Bazaar.

“The double murder appeared to be linked with the new wave of targeted killing of policemen in the metropolis,” said the SP.

He said that since traffic police did not carry firearms, there was a need to provide them with weapons in view of threats being faced by the police during the ongoing operation against criminals and terrorists.

Investigators collected five spent bullet casings fired from 0.9mm pistol from the crime scene.

Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2015

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Fazal Rizvi

Aug 31, 2015 03:30pm

This unjust killing must be stopped immediately! The poor un-armed traffic policemen were serving the public and they have been killed in the line of duty. Their families must get the due compensation and concrete measures need to be taken to safeguard the lives of our people.

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Eager Beaver

Aug 31, 2015 05:35pm

They are the easiest targets for terrorists. That means banned outfits are still present here and launching new wave of terror. Intelligence agencies need to activate their network and eliminate these terrorists. Surveillance cameras are not yet installed in main roads and important cross-sections. A sure shot sign of massive corruption and incompetence of Government of Sindh.

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