Police officials inspect the car of CTD DSP Ghani Khan after the attack in Mian Gujjar area of Peshawar on Thursday morning. — Dawn
Police officials inspect the car of CTD DSP Ghani Khan after the attack in Mian Gujjar area of Peshawar on Thursday morning. — Dawn

PESHAWAR: Gunmen killed a counter-terrorism department official and injured three in the Mian Gujjar area on the outskirts of Peshawar city on Thursday morning, the police said.

The police officials said acting DSP Ghani Khan was attached with the police’s counter-terrorism department.

An official of the Chamkani police station told Dawn that unidentified people opened fire on the vehicle of Ghani Khan at around 9:30am when he was on the way to office from his house in Mian Gujjar area.

He said the DSP died on the spot, while three people, including two passersby, including a woman and one of the official’s guards, suffered minor injuries.

Police claim deceased’s family involved in property dispute

The police investigators suspect that at least two people were involved in the gun attack as empties of 9mm pistol and AK-47 were recovered from the crime scene.

A statement issued by the city police claimed that the slain official’s family was involved in a property dispute with close relatives and that some people had suffered injuries in the incidents of firing by each other.

It, however, said it was immediately not clear whether the attack was motivated by personal enmity or it had a terrorist link.

A senior official told Dawn that the police had so far not found any terror link in the attack.

City police chief Mohammad Karim Khan told reporters that the police were probing the killing from different angles and he was hopeful about the early tracing of the culprits. He said the police had retrieved two types of bullet casings from the crime scene.

When asked if the attack was an act of targeted killing, the city police chief said it would be premature to say so.

“We are investigating the case and have collected clues from the crime scene,” he said.

Funeral prayers of the slain cop were offered at the Malik Saad Shaheed police lines on Thursday afternoon, where Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, police chief Dr Mohammad Naeem Khan, the chief secretary, inspector general of Frontier Constabulary, and other senior officials were in attendance.

Published in Dawn, November 15th, 2019

Opinion

Seizing the moment

Seizing the moment

The provinces bear the primary responsibility for improving access to family planning services, particularly for poorer families.

Editorial

PIA privatisation
Updated 11 Jul, 2025

PIA privatisation

While it does give the privatisation authorities a much-needed head-start, it will not be sustainable unless preceded by policy and regulatory reforms.
Beyond expectations
11 Jul, 2025

Beyond expectations

THESE are tough times, but the country is lucky enough to still be considered home by a large expatriate workforce,...
Train in vain
11 Jul, 2025

Train in vain

TALK of ‘revival’ of the long-dead Karachi Circular Railway has turned into a running joke for denizens of this...
No negotiations
10 Jul, 2025

No negotiations

IT seems like the appeal from Kot Lakhpat Jail has fallen on deaf ears. “[…] The time for negotiations has...
Speech policing
Updated 10 Jul, 2025

Speech policing

Sweeping accusations have once more exposed just how broadly and arbitrarily Peca is being applied.
Continued detention
10 Jul, 2025

Continued detention

THE continued detention of BYC head Mahrang Baloch and five other activists indicates that the state is uninterested...