KARACHI: A police inspector was shot dead and his wife wounded in a suspected targeted attack in Steel Town on Sunday evening, police said.

Malir SSP Dr Abdul Khaliq Pirzada said Inspector Javed Abro, 55, and his wife were having tea in the front lawn of their house when two assailants arrived on a motorbike.

He said one of the assailants got off the bike and opened fire, inflicting multiple bullet wounds on the couple. He then fled with his accomplice.

The wounded couple were taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where doctors pronounced Inspector Abro dead. His wife was admitted for treatment and her condition was stated to be out of danger, police said.

Police surgeon Summaiya Syed said that the slain officer sustained multiple firearm injuries on the torso while his wife sustained a firearm injury on the left hand.

The SSP said Abro’s brother, Muhammad Khan, an assistant sub-inspector, was killed a year ago in the Bin Qasim area.

Police sources said Muhammad Khan’s suspected killers were later gunned down in an alleged encounter.

However, the SSP said it was premature to talk about the exact motive at this stage. “We are probing the officer’s killing from every possible angle,” he said.

Inspector Abro originally hailed from Naushahro Feroze district.

Published in Dawn, November 9th, 2026