PIA engineer gunned down in suspected targeted attack in Karachi's Gulistan-i-Jauhar

KARACHI - A 54-year-old Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) engineer, Imtiaz Ahmed, was fatally shot in a suspected targeted attack in the Gulistan-i-Jauhar area of Karachi on Sunday afternoon, according to police and rescue officials. Ahmed was on his way to purchase bread when unknown assailants, riding a motorcycle, targeted him and fled the scene.

Three bullets struck a nearby parked vehicle, while one bullet struck Ahmed himself, resulting in his fatal injury. He was promptly taken to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead upon arrival. His body was subsequently transported to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for a post-mortem examination. Police ruled out robbery as the motive, stating that a definitive reason would only become apparent following a thorough investigation.

Ahmed, originally from Lahore, was in the process of contacting his brother, who was en route to Karachi. Formal inquiries to determine the motive and identify the perpetrators would commence once he arrived in the city. Ahmed's wife remains in Germany to visit their daughter.