KARACHI: A 38-year-old man was shot at and wounded by armed robbers on main Sharea Faisal.

The Saddar police said in a statement that Shakir Arshad was shot when he put up resistance to robbers near Gora Qabristan. He was shifted to the Liaquat National Hospital for treatment.

Later, Saddar SHO Arshad Afridi claimed that it was not a robbery related incident as after initial medical treatment the wounded man left the hospital and switched off his mobile phone.

Published in Dawn, July 26th, 2021