According to police, Nafees Khan was allegedly killed in an exchange of fire between police and a group of motorcyclists trying to rob a car in New Karachi. The post-mortem report shows Nafees received a bullet in his head. DIG Police Khadim Hussain Rind meanwhile said the issue is being investigated and assured the family it would be properly probed. Karachi police has often been criticised for fake encounters. The issue received significant press when former senior police official Rao Anwar was blamed for killing a man in a fake encounter.

Source: Pakistan Today August 01, 2018 14:26 UTC