Karachi: Two traffic police officials were shot dead in a targeted attack by unidentified assailants in Ayesha Manzil area of the metropolis on Saturday, a private TV channel reported.
“One traffic police official died on the spot and the other official scummbed to his injuries while being transported to the hospital,” said rescue sources. Both officials were shot multiple times from close range. Emergency and security services reached the spot of the attack and started their initial investigations.
The assailants managed to escape the scene of the incident. It was revealed that the CCTV cameras deployed on the location were also out of order. Earlier in September, a traffic police constable was shot dead while two others sustained bullet wounds in an armed attack in Site-B area of the metropolis. In August, two policemen helping traffic police in the busy Saddar area were gunned down by armed riders when they were asked to stop.
