KARACHI: A private security guard was shot dead by armed robbers in Clifton late on Sunday night, police said on Monday.

They said that the victim, 64-year-old Zahoor Khan, was employed at a travel agency in Block-9.

Clifton SHO Pir Shabbir Haider said that armed robbers on a motorbike arrived at the travel agency for committing a robbery. As they entered the office, the guard challenged them. However, they opened fire on him and fled without any loot, he added.

Zahoor suffered critical bullet wounds and was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where doctors declared him dead on arrival, the police said.

They said that a case was registered on Monday on the complaint of Bilal Abbas, an official of the travel agency.

The SHO said investigators had obtained CCTV footage from the area and were working on it to unearth the identity of the killers.

Meanwhile, 34-year-old Khalid Khadim was shot at and wounded during a robbery within the remit of the Sir Syed police station on Sunday night.

Area SHO Imam Bux Lashari said armed pillion riders snatched a cell phone and cash from him in Sector 7-A. As he put up resistance, the muggers shot him and fled with the booty.

He was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where his condition was stated to be out of danger.

Published in Dawn, March 5th, 2024