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Retired Pak army officer killed in Karachi

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Press Trust of India Karachi
A retired colonel of Pakistani army was gunned down today by two unidentified assailants here.

The bike-borne assailants chased his car and opened fire on the busy Shahrah-e-Faisal road near the Baluch colony flyover, police said.

"This appears to be a target killing. He was shot by a 9 mm pistol," a senior police officer said.

Two passersby were also injured in the attack when stray bullets hit them.

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First Published: Apr 05 2017 | 8:13 PM IST

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