Police lodge FIR of Barrister Fahad Malik's murder

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Police lodge FIR of Barrister Fahad Malik's murder

ISLAMABAD: Police on Monday night registered a case relating to the murder of Barrister Fahad Malik, nephew of ex-chairman Senate Muhammad Mian Soomro, against five suspects, officials said.

Barrister Fahad Malik died in an armed clash between two groups late on Sunday night. The firing incident took place in Islamabad’s sector F-11 at a coffee shop where, according to police, Raja Arshad and Malik Tariq’s group exchanged fire.

The clash killed Fahad and left three injured, when the other party opened fire at their vehicle. One of the injured was shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in critical state.

Another clash occurred within the hospital premises before police arrived at the spot.

Shalimar police, however, today registered the first information report (FIR) of Barrister Fahad's murder with Malik Tariq, who also got wounded yesterday, as the complainant.

Police nominated Raja Arshad and Nauman Khokhar in the FIR along with three others.

Officials are yet to ascertain the reason behind the armed clash; however, the incident prompted suspension of SHO Shalimar.

The initial postmortem report suggested that Fahad was hit by four bullets, said sources. The bullet hitting Fahad on his right cheek turned out to be fatal.

Bullets hit his neck and back, they added.

According to police, Barrister Fahad had mediated a written truce between Malik Tariq and the other group, however, after an altercation Raja Arshad had opened fire on his vehicle.

Police say that they are carrying out raids for Arshad’s arrest.

Slain Fahad was also brother-in-law of UK-based businessman Zulfi Bukhari.