ISLAMABAD: A girl was shot dead by a man at I-9/2 on Saturday, police said.

Passersby heard multiple gunshots and rushed to the spot and found the unidentified girl, in her 20s, lying there with multiple bullet injuries to the head. After getting information, police reached the spot and found the girl dead and shifted the body to hospital for identification and legal procedures.

The police said the girl had sustained three bullet injuries to her head. According to the preliminary police investigation, the man brought the girl to the spot on a motorcycle and shot her dead.

Published in Dawn, April 21st, 2024

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