Two including police inspector shot dead in Karachi

KARACHI: Two people including a police official were killed in separate incidents on Wednesday.

According to details, slain sub-inspector Iqbal Mehmood received a phone call. He left on a motorbike to meet someone but was gunned down by men driving a car near Lal Flats on Rashid Minhas road.

Another police official and a civilian also sustained injuries in the incident.

According to SSP Investigation, Iqbal was investigating different cases related to anti-terrorism court. Mehmood had gotten into a heated argument with an alleged target killer in court premises. The two had also threatened each other.

A case has been registered against unknown persons at the Ferozabad police station.

In a separate incident, a citizen was killed at Jamshed Road near Pardah Park. SP Jamshed Town Tahir Noorani termed the incident as target-killing.