KARACHI, March 18: A Pakistan Army soldier was shot dead in Orangi Town on Monday night, police said.

They said armed men targeted 30-years-old Imran Ali near Frontier Mor within the remits of the Orangi Town police station when he was walking home.

“The victim was posted as Lance Naik in Sindh Regiment,” said an official. “He was spending his leave at home in Frontier Colony. The motive and people behind the attack is not yet clear.”

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