Three people including an intelligence agency official were killed in firing incidents on late yesterday night.
According to police, Major Amir Azhar was killed in firing at Sakhi Hassan Chowrangi in resisting a robbery. The deceased was an intelligence agency official.
According to initial reports, Major Amir was returning from a wedding with his nephew when ‘armed robbers’ targeted him outside the hall in an apparent mugging bid.
According to Police police, the deceased officer was deployed in Station Headquarters in Malir Cantt for a post-graduate course. His body was moved to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
In other incident, a cleric of a local mosque in Ranchore Line was gunned down. The victim was identified as Faisal.
An activist of a political party identified as Amir as was killed in an armed clash with another group in Landhi Area.