KARACHI: Three suspects were shot and wounded in two separate ‘encounters’ on Northern Bypass on Friday.

An encounter took place between police and the suspected robbers at Khokhrapar near Degree Science College.

After an exchange of firing, one suspect identified as Mathar Shah alias Faheem was arrested injured while his other accomplices managed to flee.

The injured was shifted to the Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Center for treatment. The police claimed to have recovered one TT pistol with four rounds and two mobile phones from his possession.

In another incident in Mochko, two suspects were arrested wounded after an ‘encounter’.

A police party during patrolling on Northern Bypass indicated two suspects riding a motorbike to stop for checking, but they resorted to firing on police in a bid to flee.

Policemen chased and arrested them after an alleged encounter. The suspects were identified as Mohammed Yaqub and Aziz. Cases were registered against them under Sindh arms act and terror charges.

Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2022