Policeman killed in robbery attempt

GHOTKI:A police sub-inspector was shot dead by robbers on resistance in SITE Superhighway area of the metropolis in the wee hours of Saturday.

According to rescue sources, two armed robbers riding a motorbike intercepted a 50-year-old Ghulam Qadir, son of Abdul Jabbar, in SITE Superhighway, but he offered them resistance on which the robbers opened fire on him. As a result, he suffered severe bullet injuries and died on the spot.

The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities.