RAWALPINDI: A man was shot and injured when he resisted a robbery, while thieves stole cash and gold jewellery from different areas, police said on Thursday.

Syed Aoun Kazmi told the police that he was on his way home after duty at about 4am when two unidentified men riding a motorcycle intercepted him near Ghareebabad, within the jurisdiction of Chaklala police station.

He said the suspects held him hostage at gunpoint and snatched his mobile phone and wallet containing Rs1,800.

As the robbers were about to flee, he attempted to stop the pillion rider, who fired a shot from his pistol, hitting him on the right side of his neck and shoulder and injuring him. The robbers then escaped.

Majid Shabir, a resident of Gulistan Colony, told Civil Lines police that he and his cousin were on their way home when three unidentified motorcycle riders intercepted them in Lane III.

He said the robbers snatched their 125cc motorcycle and two mobile phones before fleeing. Mohammad Ishaq Khan, a resident of Dhamial, told the police that two unidentified robbers snatched a motorcycle from his son, Saim, while he was standing in the street.

In another incident, unidentified burglars broke into Bilal Mustafa’s house in the absence of his family and escaped with cash and gold jewellery.

In his FIR, Bilal Mustafa said the burglars stole Rs290,000 in cash, gold ornaments weighing 2.25 tolas and worth Rs900,000, and two mobile phones. The stolen gold jewellery had been purchased for his daughter’s wedding.

Published in Dawn, October 16th, 2026