PESHAWAR: An assistant director of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) was shot dead by unidentified armed men in Peshawar’s Hayatabad area, police said.
According to police, the victim was identified as Fahad, son of Sharoom, a resident of Kafur Dheri. He was targeted in the parking area of a NADRA office.
Following the incident, police personnel reached the scene and launched an investigation. Eight empty shell casings from a .30-bore pistol were recovered from the crime scene.
Police said CCTV footage from cameras installed in the parking area was being examined to identify the attackers and determine how they carried out the shooting.
Authorities have started efforts to trace the suspects, while further details about the motive behind the killing were not immediately available.
The investigation is ongoing.
