KARACHI: A passerby was shot dead while two suspected robbers were arrested in wounded condition after an encounter in Korangi-05 on Friday night, police said on Saturday.

Korangi Industrial Area SHO Hukum Dad said two armed pillion riders were fleeing after looting citizens. After receiving information, a patrolling police party chased them and intercepted them near PT Colony Gate, where an exchange of gunfire took place. As a result, two suspects were apprehended in wounded condition.

However, the police claimed that a bullet fired by the robbers hit a van driver, Ubaidullah, who had just parked his vehicle nearby. He died on the spot.

The police have recovered two pistols and one motorcycle from their custody. The body and the wounded suspects were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre.

Published in Dawn, August 9th, 2026