ISLAMABAD: A police constable here on Monday was martyred while one of his colleagues sustained serious injuries in an exchange of fire with unidentified suspects.
According to a statement issued by the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), the law enforcers had signalled two suspicious men on a bike in Sector I-8/3 to stop for snap checking when the culprits opened fire on the officers. As a result, Constable Muhammad Waseem died on the spot while Constable Muhammad Arif was rushed to a hospital after receiving deep bullet wounds.
Earlier last week, Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan had directed senior superintendent of police (SSP) Operations Waqaruddin Syed to increase patrolling in the Capital.
