RAWALPINDI: An additional inspector general of the motorway police was shot and wounded while his brother was murdered by unidentified persons at the Fatehjhang Interchange on Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M1) on Friday.

AIG Sajjad Afzal Afridi along with the body of his brother Noman Afzal was shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims).

According to initial police investigation, the AIG’s official car was going to Peshawar from Islamabad when it came under attack in the limits of Naseerabad police.

The alleged killers managed to escape from the scene. The condition of the injured was stated to be critical.

According to sources, the deceased was a senior officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS).

Shortly after the incident, police and forensic experts reached the scene, collected evidence and started investigations.

The National Highways and Motorway Police in its official tweet said: “Additional Inspector General of Police Sajjad Afzal Afridi while chasing a suspect vehicle on M1 has been fired at. He has received two bullets, critical and shifted to PIMS. AIG’s younger brother Nauman, a PAS officer, who accompanied him has succumbed to his injuries.”

Published in Dawn, September 11th, 2021