KARACHI: A suspected robber was shot dead in an alleged encounter in the Defence area on Tuesday.

Police said that two armed robbers were looting people near PNS Shifa when a patrolling police party reached there and challenged them.

Defence SHO Shoaib Rehman said that the suspects opened fire and in an ensuing exchange of gunfire, one suspect, later identified as Sheraz Rehman, was killed, while his accomplice managed to escape.

He said that the police recovered one pistol, three snatched cell phones and two purses from his custody.

The criminal record of the deceased suspect was being checked, he said, adding that efforts were underway to nab the fleeing suspect.

Woman killed

The body of a woman was found at her apartment near Malir Cantonment on Tuesday, police said.

They said that unknown suspect(s) strangled 40-year-old Amber Waseem to death.

The police said that the victim had a family dispute and investigators were considering it as a probable motive for the murder.

Published in Dawn, April 26th, 2023