By Fazal Amin Shinwari
PESHAWAR: A National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) assistant director was shot dead in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The incident occurred near the NADRA office in Phase V, within the jurisdiction of Hayatabad Police Station, where armed assailants opened fire on Assistant Director Fahad, killing him on the spot.
Following the incident, police and security personnel rushed to the scene, cordoned off the area and launched an investigation. Evidence was collected from the crime scene as part of the initial investigation.
Police recovered eight empty shells of a 30-bore pistol from the site, which were subsequently sent for forensic analysis.
Investigators are examining different aspects of the killing to determine whether it was a targeted assassination, stemmed from personal enmity or was motivated by another reason.
Police have launched efforts to trace and arrest the assailants, while further investigations into the incident are underway.
